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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 18 December 2024

Tonight and Thursday.

Wind westerly 15 knots backing to southerly 10 to 15 late overnight then diminishing to light Thursday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 15 to 20 Thursday afternoon.

Periods of rain overnight and Thursday. Fog patches in the Approaches overnight and Thursday.

Temperatures near plus 5.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 18 December 2024
Friday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots increasing to east 20 in the afternoon.
Saturday Wind northeast 35 knots.
Sunday Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to light.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 December 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday 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 Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 December 2024 Today Tonight and Thursday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4553N 6155W to Prince
Edward Island near 4626N 6200W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4627N 6244W
to 4724N 6430W to 4841N 6357W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4852N 6413W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Gaspe Peninsula near 4912N 6611W to
4947N 6541W to 4903N 6255W to Anticosti Island near 4904N 6216W. Sea
ice northwest then northeast of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4955N 6358W to
4958N 6010W to 5103N 5751W to Newfoundland near 4900N 5830W. Sea ice
north then east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM AST 18 December 2024 Tonight and Thursday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 1014 mb located southwest of Long
Island.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Thursday low 1003 mb located northeast of
Banquereau.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:18 PM AST 18 December 2024 Tonight a developing low southwest of longitude island will move to
lie over Banquereau on Thursday afternoon. Strong to gale force
southwesterlies ahead of the system will shift to strong westerlies
in its wake.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan.

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