Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 22 January 2026
Tonight and Friday.
Wind westerly 15 knots increasing to westerly 20 Friday afternoon.
Scattered flurries Friday late in the day.
Risk of freezing spray Friday evening.
Temperatures plus 2 falling to minus 5 Friday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 22 January 2026
Saturday
Wind northwest 30 knots.
Sunday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 15.
Monday
Wind northeast 20 to 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 22 January 2026 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to NovaScotia 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 4822N 6159W 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 22 January 2026 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing trough located from New Englandto East Scotian Slope.
At 3:00 a.m. AST Friday trough located northwest of the Marine
District.
By 8:00 p.m. AST Friday trough located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Maritimes.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:12 PM AST 22 January 2026 Strong to gale force southwesterly winds ahead of a trough of lowpressure tracking across the eastern marine district will shift to
strong to gale force westerlies in its wake tonight and Friday.
Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
East Scotian Slope, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan and Cabot Strait -
northern half.
Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - eastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - western 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
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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