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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Marine Forecast

Issued 08:00 PM AST 18 January 2026

Tonight and Monday.

Wind light increasing to northeast 15 knots late this evening and to northeast 20 to 25 after midnight. Wind backing to northwest 25 Monday morning then diminishing to light early Monday afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 20 Monday evening.

Snow ending Monday morning. Scattered flurries or showers Monday evening. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.

Temperatures near plus 1.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 18 January 2026
Tuesday Wind west 20 to 25 knots.
Wednesday Wind northwest 20 to 25 knots diminishing to west 15.
Thursday Wind light increasing to southwest 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday Open water. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Summerside Stephenville Airport North Cape Burgeo Pointe-des-Monts Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Tracadie Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse Halifax Harbour - 44258 LaHave Bank - 44150 Sept-Îles Airport Banquereau - 44139 Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Île Rouge Île aux Perroquets Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport East Scotia Slope - 44137 Baie-Comeau Airport Mont-Joli Airport Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Heath Point Miscou Island Kouchibouguac Îles de la Madeleine Airport Kouchibouguac La Pocatière Grand Manan St. Stephen Fundy Park (Alma) New Carlisle Miramichi Pointe-au-Père Charlo Port Menier Bathurst Airport Île Bicquette Bas Caraquet Cap-Chat East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Lunenburg Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Nappan AAFC McNabs Island East Point Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island Cap-d'Espoir Beaver Island Baccaro Point
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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EST 18 January 2026 Today Tonight and Monday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Open water.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 8:00 PM AST 18 January 2026 Tonight and Monday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 1002 mb located southwest
of Georges Bank.
By 3:30 p.m. AST Monday low 976 mb located over eastern
Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. AST Monday approaching trough located over the Gulf
of Maine.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 7:50 PM AST 18 January 2026 A developing low pressure system will approach the marine district
from the southwest tonight. The low will intensify as it tracks
northeastward to the south of Nova Scotia Monday morning to lie over
Newfoundland Monday afternoon. Winds will increase to strong to gale
force northeasterlies north of the low's track and gale to storm
force southwesterlies south of the low's track.

Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope - southern half and Laurentian Fan. Gale warnings
are in effect for Georges Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, West
Scotian Slope, eastern shore, Sable, East Scotian Slope - northern
half, Fourchu, Banquereau, and Cabot Strait.

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