Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 30 January 2023
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind westerly 15 knots diminishing to light near noon then increasing to southerly 10 to 15 Tuesday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 15 to 20 near noon Tuesday.
Snow or rain Tuesday.
Temperatures plus 6 falling to minus 2 Tuesday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 30 January 2023
Wednesday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light
in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind light becoming southwest 10 to 15
knots.
Friday
Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to northwest
35.
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 30 January 2023 Today Tonight and TuesdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6218W to PrinceEdward Island near 4559N 6231W. Sea ice southwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from 4658N 6157W to 4713N 6215W to 4753N
6129W to 4738N 6105W to 4658N 6157W. Sea ice within the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6240W
to 4730N 6411W to 4905N 6319W to 4849N 6145W to 5052N 5740W to
Newfoundland near 4926N 5812W. Sea ice west then east of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 30 January 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 1010 mb located over the eastern Gulfof St. Lawrence.
By 3:30 p.m. AST today low 1008 mb located northeast of
Newfoundland.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Tuesday approaching low 1013 mb located over the
Gulf of Maine.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:49 AM AST 30 January 2023 A low currently over the Eastern Gulf of St. Lawrence will tracknortheastward to lie over northeast of Newfoundland by this
afternoon. Strong to gale force southerlies ahead of the low shift to
light to moderate westerlies behind it.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Banquereau and Laurentian Fan. Freezing spray warnings are in effect
for Gulf of St. Lawrence waters except Anticosti - western half.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- 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
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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