Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 30 November 2023
Today Tonight and Friday.
Wind light increasing to southwest 15 knots late this morning with gusts to 25 in the Approaches today. Wind becoming southwest 20 to 25 after midnight then diminishing to southwest 15 Friday evening.
Scattered showers or flurries this afternoon.
Temperatures minus 2 rising to plus 10 Friday afternoon.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 30 November 2023
Saturday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots becoming
northeast 15 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northeast 15 knots veering to
southeasterly 15 to 20.
Monday
Wind easterly 20 knots increasing to
southwesterly 25.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 29 November 2023 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4831N 6827W to 4832N 6832Wto 4805N 6926W to 4747N 6943W then westward. Sea ice south of the
ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4806N 6942W to 4816N
6925W to 4844N 6851W to Quebec near 4916N 6749W. Sea ice north of
the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5017N 6434W to 4958N 6205W
to 5009N 5956W to Quebec near 5125N 5737W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 30 November 2023 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located from Georges Bank to NewBrunswick.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Friday departing ridge located over Laurentian Fan.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located over New England.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Friday trough located from Labrador to New
Brunswick.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:48 AM AST 30 November 2023 Marine interests are advised that all gale warnings have ended.Outlook for the start of the Southwest Nova lobster fishery.
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Friday..Winds southwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 late in the
day. Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late in the day.
Saturday..Winds variable 10 to 15 knots. Seas near 1 metre.
Sunday..Winds southeast to to 15 knots increasing to easterly 20 late
in the day. Seas near 1 metre.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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