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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Issued 10:00 AM AST 23 January 2026

Today Tonight and Saturday.

Wind light increasing to westerly 15 knots near noon and to northwest 20 to 25 near midnight. Wind increasing to northwest 30 early Saturday morning.

Flurries ending near midnight. Visibility 1 mile or less in flurries.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray beginning after midnight.

Temperatures zero falling to minus 13 Saturday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 23 January 2026
Sunday Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Monday Wind northeast 25 knots.
Tuesday Wind west 30 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 23 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Open water. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Summerside Stephenville Airport North Cape Burgeo Pointe-des-Monts Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Tracadie Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse Halifax Harbour - 44258 LaHave Bank - 44150 Sept-Îles Airport Banquereau - 44139 Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Île Rouge Île aux Perroquets Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport East Scotia Slope - 44137 Baie-Comeau Airport Mont-Joli Airport Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Heath Point Miscou Island Kouchibouguac Îles de la Madeleine Airport Kouchibouguac La Pocatière Grand Manan St. Stephen Fundy Park (Alma) New Carlisle Miramichi Pointe-au-Père Charlo Port Menier Bathurst Airport Île Bicquette Bas Caraquet Cap-Chat East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Lunenburg Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Nappan AAFC McNabs Island East Point Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island Cap-d'Espoir Beaver Island Baccaro Point
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Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 23 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4822N 6159W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

Warnings

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Freezing spray warning in effect

Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Issued 10:00 AM AST 23 January 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is 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 AST 23 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. AST today cold front located from the St. Lawrence
River to the Great Lakes.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Saturday cold front located from Browns Bank to
Laurentian Fan.

At 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday departing cold front located over
southeastern Laurentian Fan.

At 8:00 p.m. AST Saturday approaching ridge located over the
Great Lakes.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:31 AM AST 23 January 2026 Strong westerly winds over eastern waters will diminish this morning
as a trough of low pressure moves farther away from the marine
district. A cold front to the northwest will move southeastward
across the marine district later today and tonight. Winds will
increase to strong to gale force westerlies or southwesterlies ahead
of the cold front then veer to gale force northwesterlies in its
wake.

In the wake of the cold front, the coldest outbreak of Arctic air so
far this season is expected on Saturday. Freezing spray is expected
for all waters except possibly the extreme southern parts of the
Scotian Slope waters. Severe freezing spray is expected over ice free
areas of the Western and Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Marine interests are advised that gale and freezing spray warnings
are in effect for all marine areas.

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