Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 02 October 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind northerly 10 to 15 knots except north 20 in the Approaches. Wind becoming light this afternoon then increasing to southwest 10 to 15 Tuesday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 15 to 20 Tuesday afternoon then diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 Tuesday evening.
High today plus 20. Low tonight plus 11. High Tuesday plus 20.
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Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 02 October 2023'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 10:00 AM ADT 2 October 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located over the central MarineDistrict.
By 3:00 p.m. ADT Tuesday ridge located over the southern Marine
District.
At 10:00 a.m. ADT today quasi-stationary low 1005 mb located south
of the Marine District.
At 3:00 a.m. ADT Tuesday low 1006 mb located north of the
St. Lawrence River.
By 3:00 p.m. ADT Tuesday low 1010 mb located over the Gulf of
St. Lawrence.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:37 AM ADT 2 October 2023 Marine interests are advised that all gale warnings have been ended.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - northern half
- East Scotian Slope - southern half
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northern half
- Laurentian Fan - southern half
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope - northern half
- West Scotian Slope - southern half
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