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Marine Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 15 August 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind light increasing to south 10 to 15 knots early Sunday morning and to south 15 to 20 near noon Sunday. Wind diminishing to light Sunday evening.
Fog banks.
Temperatures plus 2 rising to plus 6 Sunday evening.
Waves
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 15 August 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Over open water seas 1 metre or less.
Extended Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 15 August 2026
Monday
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20
knots late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots veering to south
15.
Wednesday
Wind north 20 knots.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 August 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday 2 tenths old ice except 5 tenths old ice in the western section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 August 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Brodeur Peninsula near 7154N 9004W to7115N 9200W to Nunavut near 7037N 9210W. Sea ice southeast of the
ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Nunavut near 6857N 11659W to 7030N
11900W to Victoria Island near 7136N 11854W. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6901N 10147W to
6930N 10000W to 7030N 9900W to Prince of Wales Island near 7214N
10128W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Fourth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7244N
9630W to Somerset Island near 7320N 9538W. Sea ice northwest of the
ice edge.
Ice Coverage
2 tenths old ice except 5 tenths old ice in the western section.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 6:30 AM MDT 15 August 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 1200 UTC Saturday departing ridge from 1023 mb high locatedfrom 73N 132W to 82N 74W.
By 0000 UTC Monday approaching low 995 mb located at 80N 126W.
Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area
- Amundsen
- Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290
- Baillie
- Banks
- Bathurst
- Bowie - northern half
- 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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