Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM AST 05 December 2024
Tonight and Friday.
Wind south 15 to 20 knots veering to southwest 20 to 25 late this evening then to west 30 late overnight. Wind diminishing to northwest 20 Friday afternoon.
Periods of rain this evening.
Temperatures plus 9 falling to minus 2 Friday evening.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM AST 05 December 2024
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 15 in the afternoon.
Sunday
Wind northwesterly 10 to 15 knots backing to
southwest 20 late in the day.
Monday
Wind west 15 knots diminishing to
light.
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 5 December 2024 Today Tonight and FridayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Quebec near 5008N 6627W to 4958N 6010W toQuebec near 5125N 5737W.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM AST 5 December 2024 Tonight and Friday At 8:00 p.m. AST tonight intensifying low 989 mb located overNew Brunswick.
By 3:00 a.m. AST Friday low 977 mb located over Anticosti Island.
At 3:30 p.m. AST Friday low 967 mb located over Labrador.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:29 PM AST 5 December 2024 A low pressure system will rapidly intensify as it crosses theMaritimes tonight. Gale to storm force southerly winds ahead of the
low will veer to strong to gale force westerlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, East Scotian
Slope - eastern half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot
Strait, and Gulf-Magdalen - eastern half. Gale warnings are in effect
for all remaining waters except Fundy.
Marine interests are also advised that a high water level warning for
Chaleur - Miscou - western half has ended. Freezing spray warnings
are in effect for Northumberland Strait - western half,
Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.
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 - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank - northern half
- Georges Bank - southern half
- 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 - eastern half
- Sable - western half
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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