Mackenzie
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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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 October 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce 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 120Wto 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.
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 - northern half
- 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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