Halifax Harbour and Approaches
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:00 AM ADT 26 March 2023
Today Tonight and Monday.
Wind southeast 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 near noon then diminishing to variable 15 this evening. Wind increasing to northwest 15 to 20 near midnight except northwest 25 in the Approaches overnight and Monday morning. Wind diminishing to light Monday afternoon.
Periods of snow changing to rain this afternoon then to flurries near midnight and ending Monday morning. Visibility 1 mile or less in snow.
Temperatures near plus 2.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM ADT 26 March 2023
Tuesday
Wind light increasing to northerly 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Wind light.
Thursday
Wind southwest 20 knots veering to northwest
25.
Ice Forecast
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Issued 10:00 AM EDT 26 March 2023 Today Tonight and MondayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4616N 6006W to 4658N 6010Wto 4845N 6230W to 4958N 5915W to 4733N 5932W to 4727N 5823W to
Newfoundland near 4740N 5815W. 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 10:00 AM ADT 26 March 2023 Today Tonight and Monday At 10:00 a.m. ADT today ridge located on a line north-south overthe eastern Marine District.
By 3:30 p.m. ADT today weakening ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over western Newfoundland.
At 10:00 a.m. ADT today trough located on a line northwest-southeast
over the western Marine District.
By 3:00 a.m. ADT Monday trough located over Eastern Shore to
Laurentian Fan.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore - eastern half
- Eastern Shore - western half
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northeastern half
- Laurentian Fan - southwestern half
- 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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