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Issued 03:00 AM AST 29 January 2022

Today Tonight and Sunday.

Storm warning in effect.

Wind light increasing to northeast 20 knots early this morning and to northeast 25 to 35 late this morning. Wind becoming northeast 35 near noon with gusts to 45 in the Approaches. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 late this afternoon then increasing to southeast 35 to 45 this evening. Wind becoming southwest 40 to 50 near midnight then diminishing to southwest 25 to 35 Sunday morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 to 25 Sunday afternoon.

Snow beginning early this morning changing to rain or freezing rain this afternoon then to drizzle this evening. Flurries overnight and ending Sunday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Temperatures minus 3 rising to plus 5 near midnight then falling to minus 6 Sunday morning.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 29 January 2022
Monday Wind west 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Tuesday Wind north 15 knots diminishing to light late in the day.
Wednesday Wind southeast 10 to 15 knots veering to south 20.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 28 January 2022 Today Tonight and Saturday Open water except 2 tenths new ice in some sheltered bays. 

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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 Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 28 January 2022 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4525N 6524W to Nova
Scotia near 4504N 6501W. Sea ice northeast of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4332N 6520W to 4500N
6045W to 4615N 5915W to 4818N 6122W to 4933N 5905W to 4725N 5945W to
Newfoundland near 4724N 5537W. Sea ice northwest then northeast of
the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water except 2 tenths new ice in some sheltered bays.

Warnings

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Storm warning in effect

Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Issued 03:00 AM AST 29 January 2022

'Storm' force winds of 48 to 63 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 AST 29 January 2022 Today Tonight and Sunday At 3:00 a.m. AST today intensifying low 989 mb located east of
Cape Hatteras.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 968 mb located near Browns Bank.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Sunday low 970 mb located near Southwestern Shore.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Sunday departing low 971 mb located over the
northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.

At 8:00 p.m. AST Sunday approaching ridge located over Ontario.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:55 AM AST 29 January 2022 An intensifying low pressure system approaching from east of Cape
Hatteras will move to lie near Browns Bank this evening. The low will
move northeastward across Nova Scotia overnight tonight and across
the Gulf of St. Lawrence Sunday morning to lie over Southeastern
Labrador Sunday afternoon.

Gale to storm force northeasterlies are expected north of the low
with gale to storm force southerlies south of it.

Storm surge, rough surf and higher than normal water levels are
expected along the Atlantic Coast of Mainland Nova Scotia and Cape
Breton Island this afternoon and again early on Sunday. A high water
level warning is in effect.

Storm surge, higher than normal water levels and ice rafting are
expected this afternoon in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
all waters except for Chaleur-Miscou - western half. A gale warning
is in effect for Chaleur-Miscou - western half. Freezing spray
warnings are in effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher, southwestern
shore, eastern shore, Cabot Strait - northern half and all Gulf of
St. Lawrence waters.

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