Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 07:00 PM MDT 13 September 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Wind southwest 25 knots veering to northwest 25 Monday morning.
Snow. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.
Temperatures near zero.
Waves
Issued 07:00 PM MDT 13 September 2026
Tonight and Monday.
Over open water seas 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 07:00 PM MDT 13 September 2026
Tuesday
Wind northwest 25 knots backing to west 15 to
20 in the morning.
Wednesday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots.
Thursday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 September 2026 Today Tonight and Monday 1 tenth old ice except 5 tenths old ice in the extreme northwestern
section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 September 2026 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Northwest Territories near 7004N12421W to 7025N 12233W to Banks Island near 7157N 12547W. Sea ice
west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Banks Island near 7133N 12030W to
Victoria Island near 7138N 11901W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6953N 10052W to
7020N 9933W to Prince of Wales Island near 7158N 10017W. Sea ice
northwest of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7323N
9708W to Somerset Island near 7326N 9539W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
1 tenth old ice except 5 tenths old ice in the extreme northwestern
section.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 6:30 PM MDT 13 September 2026 Tonight and Monday At 0000 UTC Monday departing low 998 mb located at 75N 131W.By 0000 UTC Tuesday approaching ridge located on a line east-west
over northern Arctic Coast of Alaska.
Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area
- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
- Banks
- Bathurst
- Bowie
- Byam
- Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512
- Coronation
- Dease
- Dixon Entrance East
- Dixon Entrance West - east of Langara
- Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara
- Dolphin
- Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913
- Great Slave Lake - basin
- Great Slave Lake - east arm
- Great Slave Lake - north arm
- Hecate Strait
- Lake Athabasca - eastern half
- Lake Athabasca - western half
- Larsen
- Mackenzie
- Maud
- McClintock
- McClure
- Melville
- North Mackenzie
- North Tuktoyaktuk
- Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081
- Prince Alfred
- Prince of Wales
- Rae
- Tuktoyaktuk - northern half
- Tuktoyaktuk - southern half
- Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684
- Ulukhaktok
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
- Yukon Coast
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