Language selection

Weather shortcuts

Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 25 September 2023

Tonight and Tuesday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind east 25 to 35 knots increasing to east 35 to 45 this evening then becoming east 40 to 50 after midnight. Wind becoming east 35 to 45 early Tuesday morning then veering to southeast 25 to 35 Tuesday evening.

Periods of rain.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 25 September 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 3 to 5 Tuesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PDT 25 September 2023
Wednesday Wind westerly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to westerly 15 to 25 in the morning.
Thursday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots.

Stay connected

ATOM

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

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

There is no ice forecast issued for this area.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Storm warning in effect

Dixon Entrance West - west of Langara

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 25 September 2023

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PDT 25 September 2023 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today departing frontal system located over
BC interior.

At 4:00 p.m. PDT today low 968 mb located southwest of Bowie.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight low 972 mb located over southern Bowie.

At 4:00 a.m. PDT Tuesday low 976 mb located over northern Bowie.
By 11:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday low 992 mb located over northeastern
Bowie.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:46 PM PDT 25 September 2023 An intense low will move into Bowie tonight bringing widespread gale
to storm force southeast winds. Near the headlands of Northwest
Vancouver island, storm to hurricane force southeast winds will
persist until late this evening.

Significant wave heights of 7 to 9 metres continue this evening over
central waters.

Conditions are favourable for waterspout development over Explorer
and west coast Vancouver Island after midnight tonight through
Tuesday evening.

On Tuesday, the low over Bowie continues to generate strong to gale
force winds over most of the marine regions. As the low moves north
and weakens, gale force winds will be limited to the northern and
central waters by Tuesday evening.

Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area

Another Region

Date modified: