Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 04 December 2020
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind light increasing to southwest 10 to 15 knots this morning and to southwest 20 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 10 to 15 overnight then backing to southeast 10 to 15 Saturday afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 20 Saturday evening.
Showers and fog patches Saturday afternoon and evening.
Temperatures plus 5 rising to plus 12 Saturday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 04 December 2020
Sunday
Wind southeast 35 knots veering to southwest 35
in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind west 25 knots diminishing to northwest
15.
Tuesday
Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to
northeast 25.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 3 December 2020 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5000N 6645W to 4840N 6210W to5015N 5915W to Quebec near 5120N 5800W. 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 4 December 2020 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located over the southeastern MarineDistrict.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Saturday departing ridge located southeast of
the Marine District.
At 3:00 a.m. AST Saturday approaching low 1002 mb located north
of Cape Hatteras.
At 3:00 a.m. AST today trough located over Ontario.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight dissipating trough located near the
St. Lawrence River.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:47 AM AST 4 December 2020 A low pressure system will approach from the southwest on Saturdayand track slowly across the Bay of Fundy on Sunday. Strong to gale
force south to southeasterlies to the south of the low and strong
northeasterlies to its north will develop late on Saturday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank,
and West Scotian Slope.
Outlook for the start of the southwest lobster fishery.
For lfa34.
Today..Winds southwest 15 knots increasing to 20 knots this morning
and to 25 knots late this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Tonight..Southwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to southwest 15
overnight. Seas 2 to 3 metres diminishing to 1 to 2 metres before
morning.
Saturday..Winds southwest 15 knots diminishing to light early in the
morning. Winds increasing to southeast 25 in the afternoon and to
southeast 35 in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 3 to 5
metres in the evening.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- 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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