Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM ADT 19 April 2025
Tonight and Sunday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind southwest 25 to 30 knots veering to northwest 30 near noon Sunday.
Drizzle beginning near midnight changing to showers Sunday morning and ending near noon Sunday. Fog patches forming after midnight and dissipating near noon Sunday.
Low tonight plus 4. High Sunday plus 9.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM ADT 19 April 2025
Monday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to westerly
15 in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Wind light becoming southerly 15
knots.
Wednesday
Wind westerly 15 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 19 April 2025 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4700N 6449W to4836N 6358W to Quebec near 4851N 6412W. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5013N 6023W to 4956N
5932W to Newfoundland near 5022N 5732W. Sea ice north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
Warnings (In effect)
Strong wind warning in effect
Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Issued 8:00 PM ADT 19 April 2025'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. 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 ADT 19 April 2025 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. ADT tonight low 1003 mb located over Maine.By 3:00 a.m. ADT Sunday intensifying low 1000 mb located near the
Gaspe Peninsula.
At 10:00 a.m. ADT Sunday low 996 mb located over the northeastern
Gulf of St. Lawrence.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Sunday low 983 mb located over Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:23 PM ADT 19 April 2025 A low pressure system over Maine will move to lie over the GaspéPeninsula overnight tonight. The low will then intensify on Sunday as
it moves slowly eastward across the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Winds will be strong to gale force southwesterlies over southern
waters tonight. On Sunday, winds will become strong to gale force
west or northwesterlies over the entire marine district as the low
intensifies.
On Sunday evening, winds over most of the Gulf of St. Lawrence are
forecast to increase to gale to possibly storm force northwesterlies.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for all
waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northeastern half
- Anticosti - southwestern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- 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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