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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Issued 03:00 AM AST 10 February 2026

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 this afternoon and to light this evening. Wind increasing to southerly 10 to 15 Wednesday morning then backing to southeast 15 to 20 near noon Wednesday. Wind backing to east 25 Wednesday afternoon then to northeast 30 Wednesday evening.

Snow Wednesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

High today zero. Low tonight minus 5. High Wednesday zero.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 10 February 2026
Thursday Wind north 25 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 25 knots.
Saturday Wind west 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 9 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Open water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays. 

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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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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 9 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from 4420N 6720W to 4430N 6635W to 4330N 6615W to
4315N 6515W to 4600N 5845W to 4715N 5915W to 4630N 5615W to
Newfoundland near 4640N 5530W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water. Consolidated grey-white ice in a few sheltered bays.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM AST 10 February 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. AST today trough located over the Grand Banks.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough located east of the Grand Banks.

By 10:00 a.m. AST Wednesday deepening low 1000 mb located over
the Gulf of Maine.

At 3:00 a.m. AST today ridge located over the East Coast of the U.S.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Wednesday weakening ridge located south of
Nova Scotia.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:47 AM AST 10 February 2026 A low pressure system will emerge in the Gulf of Maine on Wednesday
and deepen as it passes south of Nova Scotia. Strong to gale force
east to southeast winds are expected to develop ahead of and north of
the track of the low. Gale force westerlies are expected to develop
south of the low Wednesday evening.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Sable, East Scotian Slope, and Laurentian Fan. A freezing spray
warning is in effect for Anticosti.

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