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Mackenzie

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 14 September 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to west 15 late this evening and to light late Tuesday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 20 early Tuesday evening.

Low tonight minus 1. High Tuesday plus 4.

Waves

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 14 September 2026
Tonight and Tuesday. Over open water seas 2 metres subsiding to 1 after midnight.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 14 September 2026
Wednesday Wind southeast 20 knots diminishing to west 15 in the morning then veering to northwest 20 late in the day.
Thursday Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to light.
Friday Wind light becoming east 15 knots late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 14 September 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Special ice warning in effect. Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the southwestern section. 1 tenth old ice in the extreme northern section. Unusual presence of first-year ice in the southwestern section today and continuing Tuesday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 14 September 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Northwest Territories near 6943N
12404W 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

Special ice warning in effect.

Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the southwestern section. 1 tenth old ice in the extreme
northern section.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the southwestern section today
and continuing Tuesday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Mackenzie

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 14 September 2026

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 14 September 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 1200 UTC Monday intensifying low 992 mb located at 88N 145W.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday low 979 mb located at 84N 143W.

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