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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Issued 10:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to southwest 20 to 25 knots early this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 15 near midnight. Wind diminishing to light Thursday evening.

Temperatures plus 15 rising to plus 20 this afternoon then falling to plus 10 Thursday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026
Friday Wind light increasing to southwest 20 knots in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind light.

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Cap-Chat Burgeo Île Bicquette New Carlisle Îles de la Madeleine Airport Port Menier Summerside North Cape Pointe-au-Père Mont-Joli Airport La Pocatière Wreckhouse Banquereau - 44139 Port aux Basques Sagona Island Gaspé Airport LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 St. Lawrence Stephenville Airport Western Head Winterland Branch Hill Île aux Perroquets Beaver Island Baccaro Point St. Stephen Pointe-des-Monts Saint John Airport Sept-Îles Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Miscou Island Île Rouge Kouchibouguac Pointe-Noire Kouchibouguac Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport Grand Manan Fundy Park (Alma) Miramichi Charlo West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Bathurst Airport Baie-Comeau Airport Bas Caraquet East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 Nappan AAFC East Point Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Cap-d'Espoir Tracadie J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Rivière-la-Madeleine McNabs Island Lunenburg Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 May 2026 Forecasts have ended for the season.
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Strong wind warning in effect

Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 20 May 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today warm front located on a line
northwest-southeast over southern Banquereau.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight warm front located east of the Marine
District.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT today cold front located over eastern Quebec.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Thursday cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over Nova Scotia.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Thursday departing cold front located southeast
of the Marine District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:50 AM ADT 20 May 2026 A cold front over Quebec will track eastward across the Maritimes
today and tonight to lie southeast of the district by Thursday
afternoon. Strong southwest winds ahead of the front will veer to
strong to gale force northwest winds in its wake, over northern
waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait - northern half, Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half, and
Anticosti.

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