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Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 17 October 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Wind east 20 knots diminishing to east 15 early this evening and to light near midnight. Wind becoming south 15 Sunday evening.
Scattered flurries.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 17 October 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 this
morning and to 1 this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 07:00 AM MDT 17 October 2026
Monday
Wind south 10 to 15 knots.
Tuesday
Wind south 15 to 20 knots backing to southeast
20 to 25 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind southeast 20 to 25 knots increasing to
northwest 25 to 30 late in the day.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 October 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday 1 tenth new ice except 7 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths
multi-year ice in the northwestern section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 October 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge is outside the forecast region.Ice Coverage
1 tenth new ice except 7 tenths grey-white 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 17 October 2026 Today Tonight and Sunday At 1200 UTC Saturday trough located from 67N 124W to 70N 162W.By 0000 UTC Sunday weakening trough located from 67N 121W to
73N 159W.
By 0000 UTC Monday ridge located from 71N 120W to 67N 146W.
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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