Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 23 September 2023
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots becoming light near midnight. Wind light Sunday.
Low tonight plus 12. High Sunday plus 17.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 23 September 2023
Monday
Wind northeast 15 knots increasing to northeast
20 to 25 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind northeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
light.
Wednesday
Wind light.
Ice Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 14 June 2023 Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
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Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:30 PM ADT 23 September 2023 Tonight and Sunday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today ridge located from the Gulf of Maine toEast Scotian Slope.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Sunday weakening ridge located from New Brunswick
to Laurentian Fan.
At 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday trough located over Labrador.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Sunday trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
At 3:30 p.m. ADT today trough located southwest of the Marine
District.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Sunday trough located on a line east-west over
the southwestern Marine District.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:16 PM ADT 23 September 2023 Tropical cyclone information:At 3:00 P.M. ADT tropical storm Ophelia was located near 36.2 north
and 77.3 west, or about 80 miles east northeast of Raleigh
North Carolina. Maximum sustained winds were 40 knots and the
Minimum central pressure was 993 MB. Ophelia was moving north
At 11 knots.
Ophelia is not expected to impact Canadian territory at this point.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northeastern half
- East Scotian Slope - southwestern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank - eastern half
- LaHave Bank - western half
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore - eastern half
- Southwestern Shore - western half
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northern half
- West Scotian Slope - southern half
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