Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM AST 27 January 2023
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind west 20 knots diminishing to west 15 this afternoon and to light near midnight. Wind becoming southwest 15 Saturday evening.
High today zero. Low tonight minus 5. High Saturday plus 4.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM AST 27 January 2023
Sunday
Wind west 10 to 15 knots backing to southwest
15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to easterly
15.
Tuesday
Wind southerly 15 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 20.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 27 January 2023 Today Tonight and SaturdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4542N 6218W to PrinceEdward Island near 4559N 6231W. Sea ice southwest of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from 4658N 6157W to 4713N 6215W to 4753N
6129W to 4738N 6105W to 4658N 6157W. Sea ice within the ice edge.
Third ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4628N 6240W
to 4730N 6430W to 4905N 6319W to 4853N 6138W to 4948N 6050W to 5106N
5732W to Newfoundland near 4925N 5813W. Sea ice west then east of
the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:00 AM AST 27 January 2023 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:00 a.m. AST today departing cold front located east of theMarine District.
At 10:00 a.m. AST today ridge located from Quebec to New England.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Saturday ridge located over the Marine District.
At 10:00 a.m. AST Saturday approaching trough located from Quebec
to the Great Lakes.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:44 AM AST 27 January 2023 Strong to gale force westerly winds will diminish later today as acold front trailing from an intense low pressure system in the
Labrador Sea moves eastward away from the district.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Anticosti.
Freezing spray warnings are in effect for all Gulf of St. Lawrence
waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- 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
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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