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Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 15 October 2026

Today Tonight and Friday.

Wind light increasing to east 20 knots early this evening and to east 25 late overnight. Wind diminishing to east 15 Friday afternoon and to light Friday evening.

Scattered flurries ending this evening. Periods of snow Friday. Visibility as low as 1 mile in snow.

Temperatures near minus 2.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 15 October 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Outside the ice edge seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 15 October 2026
Saturday Wind light increasing to variable 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and to west 20 to 25 late in the day.
Sunday Wind west 20 to 25 knots diminishing to west 15 late in the day.
Monday Wind southwest 15 knots backing to southeast 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 October 2026 Today Tonight and Friday 9 tenths new ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 9 tenths grey ice including 2 tenths multi-year ice in the northwestern section. 

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Map of Mackenzie - Mackenzie River marine weather areas Kugluktuk Airport Great Slave Lake - 45141 Keats Point Łutselk'e Airport Storm Hills Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport Norman Wells Airport Cape Peel West Paulatuk Airport Great Slave Lake North Arm - 45150 Liverpool Bay Pelly Island Hat Island Tuktoyaktuk Airport Wrigley Airport Yellowknife Airport Bathurst Inlet Croker River Sachs Harbour Airport Thomsen River Ulukhaktok Airport Prairie River Egg Island Fort Chipewyan Airport Stony Rapids Airport Uranium City Cape Providence Komakuk Beach Little Chicago Cambridge Bay Airport Shingle Point Airport Inuvik Airport Aklavik Airport Cape Parry Airport Herschel Island Gateshead Island Fort Good Hope Airport Stefansson Island Tulita Airport Fort Providence Fort Reliance Fort Resolution Airport Fort Simpson Airport Inner Whaleback Rocks
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 October 2026 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

Ice edge is outside the forecast region.

Ice Coverage

9 tenths new ice including a trace of multi-year ice except 9 tenths
grey ice including 2 tenths multi-year ice in the northwestern
section.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 15 October 2026 Today Tonight and Friday At 1200 UTC Thursday ridge from 1025 mb high located from 67N 120W
to 69N 168W.
By 0000 UTC Saturday ridge located from 76N 120W to 75N 167W.

By 0000 UTC Saturday approaching low 985 mb located over the
Northwest Territories.

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