Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 December 2019
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind westerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to west 20 this morning then diminishing to west 15 this evening. Wind diminishing to light after midnight then increasing to northerly 10 to 15 Saturday morning. Wind backing to northwest 15 to 20 near noon Saturday.
Flurries overnight and Saturday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.
Temperatures minus 3 rising to plus 2 this afternoon then falling to minus 3 overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 December 2019
Sunday
Wind northwest 20 knots.
Monday
Wind southwest 20 to 25 knots increasing to
southwest 35 late in the day.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 35 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 DECEMBER 2019 TODAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAYIce Edge
ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM NEW BRUNSWICK NEAR 4630N 6440W TO 4850N6335W TO 4850N 6110W TO 5050N 5805W TO NEWFOUNDLAND NEAR 5035N
5720W. SEA ICE NORTH AND WEST OF THE ICE EDGE.
Ice Coverage
ICE FREE.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 6 December 2019 Today Tonight and Saturday At 3:00 a.m. AST today departing low 980 mb located northeastof Newfoundland.
At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 1014 mb located near Cape Cod.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday low 1005 mb located over Banquereau.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday low 1005 mb located east of Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:36 AM AST 6 December 2019 A low pressure system near Cape Cod this evening will track eastwardacross the southern marine district tonight and Saturday morning
reaching Banquereau by Saturday afternoon. Gale force southwesterly
winds south of the low will shift to strong northwesterlies in its
wake.
A cold northwesterly flow will develop late in the day Saturday
bringing freezing spray to northern Gulf waters.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, and Laurentian
Fan.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau - northwestern half
- Banquereau - southeastern half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- 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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