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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.

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

Issued 10:00 AM EST 29 November 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday Ice free. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 West Bay of Fundy – 44490 Baie-Comeau Airport Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Île aux Perroquets Île Rouge Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Sept-Îles Airport Pointe-des-Monts Pointe-Noire Cap-d'Espoir Rivière-la-Madeleine Gaspé Airport Heath Point Îles de la Madeleine Airport La Pocatière Mont-Joli Airport New Carlisle Pointe-au-Père Port Menier Île Bicquette Cap-Chat Bas Caraquet Bathurst Airport Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac Kouchibouguac Miscou Island Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Point Lepreau Saint John Airport St. Stephen Baccaro Point Beaver Island Brier Island Caribou Point Debert Eskasoni (First Nations) Grand Étang CFB Greenwood Hart Island Ingonish Beach Kentville AAFC Lunenburg McNabs Island Nappan AAFC North Mountain Parrsboro Sable Island St.Paul Island Shearwater Airport J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Tracadie Western Head Yarmouth Airport Charlottetown Airport East Point North Cape Summerside Burgeo Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 29 November 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4831N 6827W to 4832N 6832W
to 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 New
Brunswick.
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.

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