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Halifax Harbour and Approaches

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM ADT 01 April 2025

Today Tonight and Wednesday.

Wind southwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to southwest 15 near noon then increasing to northwest 20 to 25 late this afternoon. Wind diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 near noon Wednesday then becoming light Wednesday evening.

Rain ending this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating late this afternoon.

Temperatures plus 8 falling to minus 3 near noon Wednesday.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:00 AM ADT 01 April 2025
Thursday Wind light increasing to southeast 25 knots late in the day.
Friday Wind westerly 15 knots diminishing to light.
Saturday Wind northeast 15 knots diminishing to light late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 1 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday 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 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 EDT 1 April 2025 Today Tonight and Wednesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Cape Breton near 4620N 6017W to 4656N
6003W to 4753N 6116W to 4754N 6327W to Anticosti Island near 4923N
6335W. Sea ice south and west of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Anticosti Island near 4948N 6315W to
4948N 5942W to 5031N 5752W to Newfoundland near 4847N 5846W. Sea ice
north and east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Ice free.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM ADT 1 April 2025 Tonight and Wednesday At 3:30 p.m. ADT today cold front located over the central Marine
District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Wednesday cold front located on a line north-south
over the Grand Banks.

At 3:30 p.m. ADT Wednesday approaching ridge located over the Gulf
of Maine.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:15 PM ADT 1 April 2025 A cold front over the central marine district will track eastward
across the area tonight to lie over the Grand Banks overnight
tonight. Strong to gale force southwesterlies ahead of the cold front
shift to strong to gale force northwesterlies behind it.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
eastern shore - eastern half, Sable - eastern half, Fourchu,
Banquereau, Laurentian Fan, Cabot Strait, Gulf - Magdalen, Chaleur -
Miscou, and Anticosti. Freezing spray warnings are in effect for
Cabot Strait and all Gulf of St. Lawrence waters.

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