Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 16 September 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind west 20 knots backing to south 15 late this morning then increasing to northwest 20 Thursday morning. Wind backing to west 15 Thursday evening.
Flurries this morning. Periods of drizzle this afternoon. Showers beginning overnight changing to scattered flurries Thursday morning. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches dissipating Thursday morning.
Temperatures near plus 1.
Waves
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 16 September 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Over open water seas 1 metre.
Extended Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 16 September 2026
Friday
Wind west 15 knots diminishing to light in the
morning.
Saturday
Wind light.
Sunday
Wind light.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 September 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday 1 tenth old ice except 3 tenths old ice in the western section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 September 2026 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Northwest Territories near 6943N12404W to 7007N 12125W 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
7023N 9839W 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 7315N
9750W to Somerset Island near 7317N 9535W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
1 tenth old ice except 3 tenths old ice in the western section.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 6:30 AM MDT 16 September 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 1200 UTC Wednesday quasi-stationary low 978 mb located at81N 120W.
At 1200 UTC Wednesday departing low 1000 mb located at 69N 141W.
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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