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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 09 December 2023

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light this morning then increasing to southeast 15 Sunday morning. Wind veering to south 20 Sunday afternoon then to southwest 15 Sunday evening.

Scattered showers and fog patches Sunday afternoon and evening.

High today plus 2. Low tonight minus 3. High Sunday plus 7.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 09 December 2023
Monday Wind south 30 knots increasing to south 45 in the morning then diminishing to southwest 30 late in the day.
Tuesday Wind west 25 to 30 knots diminishing to west 15.
Wednesday Wind southwest 20 knots veering to northwest 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday 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 8 December 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4548N 6308W to Prince
Edward Island near 4608N 6314W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4644N 6424W
to 4827N 6405W to Quebec near 4845N 6410W. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4845N 6751W to 4951N 6624W
to Anticosti Island near 4945N 6414W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4952N 6343W to
5002N 6322W to 4952N 6128W to 5001N 5941W 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 9 December 2023 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 952 mb located northeast of the Grand
Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 966 mb located east of the
Grand Banks.

At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located from Quebec to the Gulf
of Maine.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight ridge located on a line north-south over
the central Marine District.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Sunday approaching trough located over the
Great Lakes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:28 AM AST 9 December 2023 Strong to gale force northwesterly winds in the wake of an intense
low pressure system northeast of Newfoundland will diminish today as
a ridge of high pressure moves in from the west.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, and Cabot Strait.

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