Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 04 March 2021
Tonight and Friday.
Wind west 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 in the Approaches. Wind becoming west 15 to 20 near midnight. Wind west 15 to 20 Friday.
Flurries overnight and Friday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Temperatures plus 1 falling to minus 5 overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 04 March 2021
Saturday
Wind westerly 20 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 15 knots.
Monday
Wind northwest 15 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 4 March 2021 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4651N 6018W to 4701N 6014Wto 4754N 6044W to 4801N 6258W to 5030N 5801W to Newfoundland near
4832N 5914W. Sea ice southwest then northwest then east of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 4 March 2021 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 974 mb located northeast of AnticostiIsland.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Friday low 986 mb located over southern Labrador.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:45 PM AST 4 March 2021 A low pressure system northeast of Anticosti Island will slowly movenorth to lie over Southern Labrador by Friday evening. Strong to gale
force westerlies will slowly diminish through the forecast period as
a result.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Gulf-Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou, and Anticosti.
Freezing spray warnings are in effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, Cabot
Strait - northern half, Northumberland Strait, Gulf-Magdalen,
Chaleur-Miscou, and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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