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Marine Forecasts for the Inland waters (Mackenzie River - Lake Athabasca)


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FQCN13 CWNT 051100
Marine forecasts for inland waters issued by Environment Canada at
5:00 a.m. MDT Saturday 5 September 2026 for today tonight and Sunday.
The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5:00 p.m. MDT.

Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.

Great Slave Lake - north arm.
Wind south 10 knots becoming northeast 10 this afternoon then
 increasing to east 15 late this evening. Wind southeast 15 Sunday.

Great Slave Lake - east arm.
Wind light becoming east 10 knots this evening. Wind southeast 10
 Sunday. Fog patches near midnight.

Great Slave Lake - basin.
Wind south 15 knots increasing to southwest 15 to 20 this morning
 then diminishing to southwest 10 this afternoon. Wind becoming east
 10 early this evening then increasing to south 10 to 15 Sunday
 morning.

Lake Athabasca - eastern half.
Wind northeast 10 knots becoming light early this afternoon then
 becoming southeast 10 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 15
 Sunday evening.

Lake Athabasca - western half.
Wind northeast 10 knots becoming light early this afternoon then
 becoming east 10 this evening. Wind increasing to south 15 Sunday
 evening.

Wrigley Harbour mile 0 to Axe Point mile 91.
Wind light today tonight and Sunday.

Axe Point mile 91 to Camsell Bend mile 290.
Wind light today tonight and Sunday.

Camsell Bend mile 290 to Tulita mile 512.
Wind light today tonight and Sunday. Fog patches dissipating this
 morning. Fog patches Sunday morning. Fog banks forming Sunday
 evening.

Tulita mile 512 to Fort Good Hope mile 684.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 20 early this evening
 then diminishing to southeast 10 to 15 late overnight. Wind
 diminishing to light Sunday morning. Showers ending near noon.
 Showers beginning this evening and changing to rain near midnight
 then to showers Sunday morning and ending Sunday afternoon. Fog
 patches Sunday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and
 as low as 1 mile in rain.

Fort Good Hope mile 684 to Point Separation mile 913.
Wind east 10 knots increasing to east 15 near noon then diminishing
 to light Sunday morning. Showers tonight and Sunday. Fog patches
 forming overnight and dissipating Sunday morning. Fog banks forming
 Sunday evening.

Point Separation mile 913 to Kittigazuit Bay mile 1081.
Wind east 10 knots becoming light near noon Sunday. Showers overnight
 and Sunday. Fog patches this morning. Fog patches forming after
 midnight and dissipating Sunday morning. Fog patches reforming
 Sunday evening.

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