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Mackenzie

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 09 August 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to northwest 15 near midnight and to light late Monday afternoon.

Showers Monday. Fog patches.

Waves

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 09 August 2026
Tonight and Monday. Over open water seas 1 metre.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 09 August 2026
Tuesday Wind light becoming east 15 knots in the afternoon.
Wednesday Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to southeast 10 to 15 late in the day.
Thursday Wind light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 9 August 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Special ice warning in effect. 2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 7 tenths first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the extreme northwestern section. Unusual presence of first-year ice in the southeastern section today and continuing Monday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 9 August 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Brodeur Peninsula near 7125N 8957W to 7130N
9036W to 7245N 9049W to 7319N 8909W to 7352N 8811W then northward.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

2 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 7 tenths
first-year ice including 1 tenth old ice in the extreme northwestern
section.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the southeastern section today
and continuing Monday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Mackenzie

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 09 August 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 PM MDT 9 August 2026 Tonight and Monday At 0000 UTC Monday ridge from 1026 mb high located from 68N 168W
to 82N 99W.
By 0000 UTC Tuesday ridge from 1025 mb high located from 71N 143W
to 81N 76W.

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