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North Mackenzie

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 16 September 2026

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind east 15 knots backing to north 15 early this evening then to west 15 early Thursday morning.

Scattered showers beginning this afternoon changing to scattered flurries overnight. Fog patches forming early this morning and dissipating Thursday morning.

Temperatures near zero.

Waves

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 16 September 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 AM MDT 16 September 2026
Friday Wind west 10 to 15 knots becoming light in the morning.
Saturday Wind light.
Sunday Wind light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 September 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday 6 tenths old ice. 

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 15 September 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday

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

6 tenths old ice.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MDT 16 September 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 1200 UTC Wednesday quasi-stationary low 978 mb located at
81N 120W.

At 1200 UTC Wednesday departing low 1000 mb located at 69N 141W.

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