Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 24 November 2024
Tonight and Monday.
Wind west 25 to 30 knots veering to northwest 20 to 25 after midnight then diminishing to northwest 15 Monday evening.
Temperatures near plus 6.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 24 November 2024
Tuesday
Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon then veering to south 20 to 25 late in the day.
Wednesday
Wind westerly 25 to 35 knots becoming
northwest 25 late in the day.
Thursday
Wind west 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
variable 10 to 15.
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 5 May 2024 Forecasts have ended for the season.Warnings
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 24 November 2024 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight low 978 mb located over the southeasternGulf of St. Lawrence.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Monday departing low 988 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:54 PM AST 24 November 2024 An intense low pressure system over the Southeastern Gulf of St.Lawrence will drift slowly eastward overnight as it gradually
weakens. Strong to gale force winds will continue around this low
today through Monday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Lurcher, Browns Bank, Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank,
West Scotian Slope, eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope,
Laurentian Fan and Anticosti- southeastern half.
Outlook for the start of the Southwest Nova lobster fishery.
Tuesday..Winds light in the morning increasing to southeast 15 to 20
in the afternoon and southerly 20 to 25 by evening. Seas 1 metre
building to 2 metres by evening.
Wednesday..Winds westerly 25 to 35 knots diminishing to northwest 25
in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 metres.
Thursday..Winds west 15 to 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15
in the morning. Seas 1 to 2 metres diminishing to 1 metre or less in
the morning.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - northwestern half
- Anticosti - southeastern half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- 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 - northern half
- Southwestern Grand Banks - southern half
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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