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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 December 2023

Today Tonight and Thursday.

Wind light becoming north 15 knots early this evening then backing to northwest 10 to 15 Thursday afternoon.

High today plus 1. Low tonight minus 4. High Thursday plus 1.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 06 December 2023
Friday Wind northwest 20 knots.
Saturday Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to light.
Sunday Wind light becoming south 15 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday Ice free. 

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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 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 Charlo Miramichi Fundy Park (Alma) Grand Manan Kouchibouguac 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 5 December 2023 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4831N 6828W to 4819N 6903W
to 4824N 6911W to Quebec near 4918N 6741W. Sea ice south then
northwest of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5002N 6644W to Anticosti
near 4934N 6344W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Anticosti near 4952N 6343W to 5002N
6322W to 4952N 6128W to 5001N 5941W to Quebec near 5125N 5737W. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:00 AM AST 6 December 2023 Today Tonight and Thursday At 3:00 a.m. AST today quasi-stationary high 1025 mb located
over Quebec.

At 3:30 p.m. AST today intensifying low 995 mb located southwest
of the Marine District.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Thursday low 984 mb located south of Laurentian
Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:54 AM AST 6 December 2023 A cold northwest flow will persist over northern areas until this
afternoon when temperatures increase.

A low pressure system will track south of the slope waters this
evening and intensify south of the Grand Banks by Thursday morning.
Strong to gale force northerlies are expected for the southeastern
slope waters.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope - southern half and Laurentian Fan - southern
half.

Marine interests are also advised that a freezing spray warning is in
effect for Anticosti.

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