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Issued 03:00 AM ADT 04 August 2020

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Strong wind warning in effect.

Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to light this evening then becoming southwest 15 near noon Wednesday except southwest 20 in the Approaches. Wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 Wednesday evening.

Showers Wednesday.

Temperatures plus 20 rising to plus 27 this evening then falling to plus 19 Wednesday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 04 August 2020
Thursday Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to southwest 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Friday Wind westerly 15 knots.
Saturday Wind light.

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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 25 May 2020 Forecasts available to mariners upon request. 

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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 Mont-Louis - 45138 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 Bouctouche AAFC Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 25 May 2020

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Strong wind warning in effect

Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 04 August 2020

'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM ADT 4 August 2020 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 3:00 a.m. ADT today low 1004 mb located east of Anticosti Island.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT today departing low 1007 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located on a line northwest-southeast
over Maine.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight ridge located from the Gulf of St. Lawrence
to West Scotian Slope.

At 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday Tropical Storm Isaias 994 mb located
at 44.6N 72.1W.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday Tropical Storm Isaias 996 mb located
at 49.2N 69.2W.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:42 AM ADT 4 August 2020 Tropical cyclone information statement.

At 3:00 A.M. ADT, hurricane Isaias was located near 34.7 degrees
north and 78.1 degrees west, about 28 nautical miles northwest of
Wilmington, North Carolina. Isaias has a minimum central pressure of
989 MB and maximum sustained winds of 70 knots.

Isaias is currently moving north-northeastward at 23 knots, and is
expected to pass west of New Brunswick and into Southern Quebec early
Thursday morning. Isaias could possibly bring marginal gales to
westernmost waters on Wednesday.

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