Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 07:00 PM MDT 16 October 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind east 20 knots except east 30 over southeastern sections tonight. Wind diminishing to east 15 early Saturday evening.
Scattered flurries.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 07:00 PM MDT 16 October 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Outside the ice edge seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2
Saturday morning and to 1 Saturday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 07:00 PM MDT 16 October 2026
Sunday
Wind light becoming south 15 knots late in the
day.
Monday
Wind south 10 to 15 knots.
Tuesday
Wind south 15 to 20 knots backing to southeast
20 to 25 late in the day.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 October 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday 1 tenth new ice except 8 tenths new ice including 2 tenths
multi-year ice in the western section.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 16 October 2026 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
Ice edge is outside the forecast region.Ice Coverage
1 tenth new ice except 8 tenths new ice including 2 tenths
multi-year ice in the western section.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 6:30 PM MDT 16 October 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 0000 UTC Saturday ridge located from 73N 120W to 73N 168W.By 0000 UTC Sunday ridge located from 78N 120W to 80N 167W.
By 0000 UTC Sunday low 997 mb located at 72N 155W.
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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