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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Issued 03:00 AM ADT 31 March 2025

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots veering to southwest 20 near noon then increasing to southwest 30 this afternoon. Wind diminishing to southwest 20 Tuesday afternoon then veering to northwest 25 Tuesday evening.

Rain or freezing rain changing to showers this morning then to rain near midnight. Fog patches forming this morning and dissipating Tuesday evening.

Temperatures zero rising to plus 8 this evening then falling to plus 1 Tuesday evening.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 31 March 2025
Wednesday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to south 25.
Friday Wind southwest 20 knots increasing to north 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 30 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday 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 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 Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 30 March 2025 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4611N 6125W to 4754N
6113W to 4754N 6327W to Anticosti Island near 4923N 6335W. Sea ice
south and west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4948N 6315W to
4948N 5942W to 5031N 5752W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:03 AM ADT 31 March 2025 Today At 3:00 a.m. ADT today warm front located from the Gulf of Maine
to East Scotian Slope.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Tuesday warm front located from the Gaspe Peninsula
to Newfoundland.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Tuesday cold front located from the Gulf of
Maine to Anticosti Island.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Tuesday cold front located from East Scotian
Slope to Banquereau.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 2:37 AM ADT 31 March 2025 A warm front over southwestern waters will move northeastward to lie
north of the marine district Tuesday morning. A cold front will move
eastward across the marine district on Tuesday and Tuesday night.

Strong to gale force southeasterlies ahead of the warm front will
veer to strong to gale force southwesterlies in its wake. Winds will
veer to strong to gale force northwesterlies on Tuesday behind the
cold front.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Banquereau,
Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf Magdalen, Chaleur-Miscou - eastern
half and Anticosti.

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