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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

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Marine Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 13 April 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southwest 15 knots increasing to southwest 25 early this evening then diminishing to westerly 15 late overnight. Wind diminishing to light near noon Tuesday then becoming southeast 15 Tuesday evening.

Periods of rain ending overnight. Fog patches dissipating Tuesday morning.

Low tonight plus 6. High Tuesday plus 12.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM ADT 13 April 2026
Wednesday Wind southeast 20 knots diminishing to variable 10 to 15 late in the day.
Thursday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Friday Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to south 25.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Ice free. 

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

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 13 April 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

Ice edge estimated from Cape Breton Island near 4607N 5949W to 4631N
5919W to 4844N 6156W to 4919N 6025W to Newfoundland near 4753N
5924W. Sea ice west then northeast of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM ADT 13 April 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today low 1000 mb located near the St. Lawrence
River.
By 10:00 a.m. ADT Tuesday departing low 1002 mb located over the
Avalon Peninsula.

At 10:00 a.m. ADT Tuesday ridge located west of the Marine District.
By 8:00 p.m. ADT Tuesday ridge located over the central Marine
District.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:11 PM ADT 13 April 2026 A low pressure system will cross the northern marine district tonight
and Tuesday morning. Strong to gale force southwesterlies will
develop today over the entire district, with winds diminishing to
moderate to strong west to northwest winds in the wake of the low.

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

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