Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 16 November 2025
Tonight and Monday.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southeast 35 knots diminishing to southwest 20 late this afternoon then increasing to southwest 30 late overnight. Wind diminishing to west 20 Monday evening.
Scattered showers.
Temperatures plus 10 falling to plus 5 overnight.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 16 November 2025
Tuesday
Wind west 25 knots.
Wednesday
Wind west 15 knots.
Thursday
Wind light.
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 26 May 2025 Forecasts have ended for the season.Warnings
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Gale warning in effect
Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Issued 3:30 PM AST 16 November 2025'Gale' force winds of 34 to 47 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Watch for updated statements. 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 3:30 PM AST 16 November 2025 Tonight and Monday At 3:30 p.m. AST today low 980 mb located over Grand Manan.By 3:00 a.m. AST Monday low 974 mb located over the western Gulf
of St. Lawrence.
At 8:00 p.m. AST Monday departing low 978 mb located over southern
Labrador.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:06 PM AST 16 November 2025 A low pressure system over Grand Manan will slowly tracknortheastward tonight and Monday, moving into the Western Gulf of St.
Lawrence overnight and reaching Labrador by Monday evening.
Gale force east to southeast winds ahead of the low will diminish to
moderate to strong southwesterlies south of it. Winds will once again
increase to strong to gale force westerlies over most waters on
Monday in the wake of the low.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters except Fundy, Grand Manan, Lurcher and Browns Bank.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope - eastern half
- East Scotian Slope - western half
- 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 - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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