Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 17 November 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southwest 30 knots with gusts to 40 in the Approaches today. Wind diminishing to west 20 this evening and to west 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.
Scattered showers ending this evening.
Temperatures near plus 5.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 17 November 2025
Wednesday
Wind west 15 knots.
Thursday
Wind light.
Friday
Wind south 15 knots increasing to southwest
25.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 26 May 2025 Forecasts have ended for the season.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM AST 17 November 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today low 973 mb located over the western Gulfof St. Lawrence.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Tuesday low 980 mb located over the eastern Gulf
of St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:50 AM AST 17 November 2025 A low pressure system over the Western Gulf of St. Lawrence willslowly track eastward today before moving northward into Labrador
Tuesday morning. Gale force northeasterlies to the north of the low
and southerlies east of the low will give way to strong to gale force
westerlies over all waters as the low progresses eastward.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Northumberland Strait - western half and Gulf -
Magdalen - western half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- 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 - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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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