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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 07 December 2024

Tonight and Sunday.

Wind west 25 knots diminishing to west 15 this evening and to light late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast 10 to 15 Sunday morning and to southeast 30 near noon Sunday. Wind diminishing to west 20 Sunday evening.

Periods of snow Sunday morning and afternoon changing to periods of rain.

Low tonight minus 6. High Sunday plus 4.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 07 December 2024
Monday Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots.
Tuesday Wind easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Wednesday Wind south 10 to 15 knots increasing to south 30.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 7 December 2024 Today Tonight and Sunday 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 7 December 2024 Today Tonight and Sunday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4808N 6941W to 4811N 6932W
to 4918N 6716W to 5007N 6618W to 4958N 6010W to Quebec near 5125N
5737W. Sea ice north of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4634N 6341W
to 4750N 6419W to 4831N 6404W to Gaspe Peninsula near 4845N 6410W.
Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4558N 6352W to Prince
Edward Island near 4611N 6327W. Sea ice northwest of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM AST 7 December 2024 Tonight and Sunday At 3:30 p.m. AST today departing low 969 mb located over Labrador
Sea.

At 10:00 a.m. AST Sunday low 999 mb located over southern Quebec.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Sunday low 1003 mb located over the Maritimes.

At 3:00 a.m. AST Sunday ridge located over the western Marine
District.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Sunday ridge located from Anticosti Island to
Laurentian Fan.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:21 PM AST 7 December 2024 A low pressure system over the Labrador Sea will continue tracking
away today. Strong to gale force westerlies shift to light to
moderate as a ridge moves in tonight.
On Sunday a low over Southern Quebec will intensify and
Cross Nova Scotia to lie over eastern forecast waters Sunday night.
Strong to gale force southerlies ahead of the low with possible storm
force southerlies for easternmost marine waters shift to moderate to
strong westerlies behind the low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Georges Bank, West Scotian Slope, East Scotian Slope, Fourchu,
Banquereau and Laurentian Fan. Freezing spray warnings
Are in effect for Northumberland Strait, Gulf - Magdalen - western
half, Chaleur - Miscou, and Anticosti.

Atlantic - Maritimes Area

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