Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 29 January 2023
Tonight and Monday.
Wind light increasing to south 15 knots this evening and to southwest 20 to 25 after midnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 early Monday morning and to light near noon Monday.
Showers tonight and Monday morning.
Temperatures plus 2 rising to plus 7 overnight.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 29 January 2023
Tuesday
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots veering to
northwest 25 in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 15.
Thursday
Wind light increasing to southwest 20
knots.
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 29 January 2023 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6218W to PrinceEdward Island near 4559N 6231W. Sea ice southwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from 4658N 6157W to 4713N 6215W to 4753N
6129W to 4738N 6105W to 4658N 6157W. Sea ice within the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6240W
to 4730N 6411W to 4905N 6319W to 4853N 6138W to 5106N 5732W to
Newfoundland near 4925N 5813W. Sea ice west then east of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM AST 29 January 2023 Tonight and Monday At 3:30 p.m. AST today ridge located on a line northwest-southeastover the Maritimes.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Monday departing ridge located over Newfoundland.
At 3:30 p.m. AST today low 1012 mb located over the eastern
Great Lakes.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Monday low 1008 mb located north of Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:09 PM AST 29 January 2023 A low currently over Lake Ontario will track eastward to lie over NewBrunswick tonight and just north of Newfoundland by Monday afternoon.
Strong to gale force southerlies ahead of the low shift to light to
moderate westerlies behind it.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau and Laurentian Fan. A freezing spray warning is in effect
for Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- 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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