Dixon Entrance West
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 09 December 2019
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Storm warning in effect.
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots increasing to southeast 40 to 50 early this evening then diminishing to southwest 15 to 20 late overnight. Wind diminishing to light early Tuesday morning then increasing to southeast 20 to 30 Tuesday afternoon.
Rain overnight and Tuesday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 09 December 2019
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this afternoon and to 4 to
6 this evening. Seas subsiding to 4 near noon Tuesday.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 09 December 2019
Wednesday
Wind southeast 40 to 50 knots diminishing to
south 25 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind south 25 knots veering to west
25.
Friday
Wind west 10 to 20 knots backing to south 10 to
20.
Stay connected
Ice Conditions
There is no ice forecast issued for this area.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Storm warning in effect
Dixon Entrance West
Issued 10:30 AM PST 09 December 2019'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 9 December 2019 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today frontal system located over western Bowie.By noon PST Tuesday weakening frontal system located on a line
north-south over Hecate Strait.
At 10:00 p.m. PST Tuesday frontal system located over Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:30 AM PST 9 December 2019 An approaching frontal system will track across the offshore waterstonight and weaken over Hecate Strait midday Tuesday. Ahead of
The front, gale force southerlies over the outer waters will spread
to Queen Charlotte Sound and Hecate Strait tonight. In its wake the
winds will shift to moderate to strong southwesterly.
On Tuesday afternoon, southeast gales will redevelop over Bowie as
another frontal system approaches.
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
- 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
- Holman
- 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
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - northern half
- Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91
- Yukon Coast
Another Region
What we are doing
Weather Forecasts
Weather Alerts
Weather Resources
- Date modified: