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Issued 08:00 PM AST 27 February 2020

Tonight and Friday.

Gale warning in effect.

Wind east 35 knots with gusts to 45 in the Approaches. Wind becoming southeast 25 to 35 late this evening then diminishing to southwest 20 to 25 near midnight with gusts to 35 in the Approaches overnight and Friday.

Rain and occasional fog patches ending near midnight. Flurries Friday. Visibility 1 mile or less in fog patches and in flurries.

Temperatures plus 2 falling to minus 3 Friday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 27 February 2020
Saturday Wind westerly 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 in the afternoon.
Sunday Wind northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Monday Wind northwest 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 27 February 2020 Today Tonight and Friday Open water. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas East Scotia Slope - 44137 Banquereau - 44139 LaHave Bank - 44150 Halifax Harbour - 44258 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 27 February 2020 Today Tonight and Friday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4430N 6335W to 4515N
6055W to 4550N 5935W to 4510N 5825W to 4635N 5750W to 4725N 5825W to
Newfoundland near 4710N 5525W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4530N 6515W to
Nova Scotia near 4510N 6445W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

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Gale warning in effect

Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Issued 8:00 PM AST 27 February 2020

'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 8:00 PM AST 27 February 2020 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight trough from 986 mb low located from Maine
to East Scotian Slope.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Friday trough from 986 mb low located from New
Brunswick to Laurentian Fan.

At 10:00 a.m. AST Friday quasi-stationary trough from 986 mb low
located on a line east-west over the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:52 PM AST 27 February 2020 A low pressure system approaching from the southwest will track
across the Maritimes this evening and then move into the Gulf of St.
Lawrence early Friday morning. Gale to storm force easterlies ahead
of the system shift to gale force southwesterlies to its south.
Winds across the marine district will gradually diminish to strong
westerlies on Friday as the system weakens and moves over the
Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The very strong easterly winds ahead of the system will result in
higher than normal water levels in the Gulf of St. Lawrence along
east to northeast facing coastlines of Eastern New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island, Cape Breton Island and Îles-de-la-Madeleine near high
tide this evening. Ice rafting against these coastlines may also
occur.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
eastern shore, Sable, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Cabot Strait, Northumberland Strait - eastern half, and
Gulf-Magdalen. Gale warnings are in effect for all remaining waters.

Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Cabot Strait - northern half, Gulf-Magdalen,
Chaleur-Miscou, and Anticosti.

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