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FPCN10 CWHF 070830
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 070830Z MAY 2026.
1. WARNING STATEMENT.
STRONG WIND ADVISORY AND GUST WARNING IN EFFECT.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE APPROACHES.
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONTAL TROUGH. WINDS WILL EASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITHIN
THE TROUGH THEN WEAKEN FURTHER AND VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
WEST LATE TODAY.
2. FORECAST VALID 09-21Z 07 MAY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 GUSTING 30
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 GUSTING 25 NEAR NOON AND TO
SOUTHWEST 10 OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 35 INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 EARLY THIS MORNING THEN
DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 GUSTING 25 NEAR NOON AND TO
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 THIS AFTERNOON.
SKY/WEATHER: OVERCAST WITH RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND A RISK OF
THUNDERSHOWERS TAPERING TO DRIZZLE OR A FEW SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. PATCHY MIST AND FOG BECOMING EXTENSIVE THIS MORNING.
VISIBILITY (NM): 2 TO 6 IN PRECIPITATION AND MIST BECOMING ONE HALF
OR LESS TO 3 IN PRECIPITATION MIST AND FOG THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 14.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 8.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 2.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): 3 TO 4.
3. FORECAST VALID 21Z 07 MAY - 09Z 08 MAY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): LIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 DIMINISHING TO LIGHT
THIS EVENING.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH DRIZZLE AND A FEW SHOWERS ENDING NEAR
MIDNIGHT THEN GRADUALLY CLEARING OVERNIGHT. EXTENSIVE MIST AND FOG
BECOMING PATCH OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY (NM): ONE HALF OR LESS TO 3 IN PRECIPITATION MIST AND FOG
IMPROVING TO 6 PLUS WITH PATCHY ONE TO 5 IN MIST AND ONE HALF OR
LESS IN FOG.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): LOW 7.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): LOW PLUS 4.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 1.5.
4. FORECAST VALID 09Z 08 MAY - 03Z 9 MAY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): LIGHT BECOMING WESTERLY 10 NEAR
NOON THEN NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 GUSTING 20 IN THE AFTERNOON AND
DIMINISHING TO LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): LIGHT INCREASING TO WESTERLY 10 TO 15 WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 NEAR NOON THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 GUSTING
20 IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO WEST 10 OR LESS IN THE
EVENING.
SKY/WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS
DEVELOPING NEAR NOON AND ENDING IN THE EVENING. RISK OF A
THUNDERSHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MIST AND FOG DISSIPATING
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS EXCEPT PATCHY ONE TO 5 IN MIST AND ONE HALF
OR LESS IN FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING AND 4 TO 6 PLUS IN SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 15.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 10.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 1.5.
5. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - SATURDAY 9 MAY.
WINDS (KTS): WEST 10 TO 15 BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY SUNNY WITH AFTERNOON CLOUDY PERIODS. INCREASING
CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NEAR
MIDNIGHT.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 14 / PLUS 5.
6. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - SUNDAY 10 MAY.
WINDS (KTS): SOUTHERLY 15 TO 20 INCREASING TO SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH DRIZZLE AND SHOWERS.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 12 / 7.
7. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - MONDAY 11 MAY.
WINDS (KTS): SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 12 / 9.
END/METOC-HFX
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