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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM ADT 21 March 2025

Tonight and Saturday.

Wind light increasing to northwest 15 knots late overnight and to northwest 20 to 25 Saturday morning. Wind backing to west 20 early Saturday evening.

Showers and fog patches ending Saturday morning.

Temperatures near plus 4.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 21 March 2025
Sunday Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light in the morning then increasing to northwest 20 late in the day.
Monday Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light.
Tuesday Wind southeast 30 knots veering to southwest 25 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 21 March 2025 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 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 EDT 21 March 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4521N 6100W to 4549N 5906W
to Newfoundland near 4736N 5740W. 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 8:00 PM ADT 21 March 2025 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 990 mb located over the western
Marine District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Saturday low 988 mb located over Nova Scotia.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Saturday low 986 mb located over Cabot Strait.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Saturday low 985 mb located over southwestern
Newfoundland.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:49 PM ADT 21 March 2025 A low pressure system approaching from the southwest marine district
this evening will track across Nova Scotia tonight then move into
Newfoundland later on Saturday. Strong to gale force west to
northwesterlies are expected behind this system.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Grand Manan, Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, LaHave Bank, West
Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot
Strait - northern half, and Gulf-Magdalen - northeastern half.

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