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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Issued 10:00 AM AST 04 December 2023

Today Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northerly 15 to 20 knots except northeast 20 in the Approaches. Wind becoming northwest 15 this afternoon then veering to north 20 late overnight. Wind diminishing to north 10 to 15 Tuesday afternoon.

Snow ending this afternoon. Flurries Tuesday. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Temperatures near zero.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM AST 04 December 2023
Wednesday Wind northerly 15 knots.
Thursday Wind north 25 knots.
Friday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots backing to west 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 4 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday 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 West Bay of Fundy – 44490 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 4 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 4812N 6906W to 4801N 6928W
to 4746N 6943W then southeastward. Sea ice south of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5003N 6644W to 4959N
6144W to 5001N 5952W to 5125N 5737W to Quebec near 5125N 5737W. Sea
ice north of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 10:00 AM AST 4 December 2023 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:00 a.m. AST today low 994 mb located over East Scotian Slope.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Tuesday departing low 980 mb located east of the
Grand Banks.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 9:48 AM AST 4 December 2023 A low pressure system over East Scotian Slope will move across
The southern marine district today and the Grand Banks tonight.
Strong to gale force easterlies ahead of the low will shift to strong
to gale force westerlies in its wake.

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

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