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FPCN10 CWHF 020830
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 020830Z MAY 2026.
1. WARNING STATEMENT.
STRONG WIND ADVISORY AND GUST WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR THE APPROACHES.
LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING TROUGH WILL
BACK TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE BUILDS SOUTH
OF NOVA SCOTIA. WINDS EASE TO LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ON SUNDAY A INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE UP
FROM THE SOUTH BRINGING INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF IT.
STRONG TO GALE FORCE EAST WINDS WITH GUSTS NEARING STORM FORCE ARE
FORECAST IN THE AFTERNOON. EARLY IN THE EVENING THE LOW CENTRE IS
EXPECTED TO PASS BY JUST SOUTH OF THE HALIFAX HARBOUR AREA AND WINDS
DROP QUICKLY TO LIGHT AS IT DOES SO. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS DEVELOP
LATER IN THE EVENING IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW CENTRE.
2. FORECAST VALID 09-21Z 02 MAY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): NORTHWEST 10 OR LESS BACKING TO
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 THIS GUSTING 20 THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): WEST 10 BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 THIS
GUSTING 20 THIS AFTERNOON.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY SUNNY.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 15.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 8.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): 2 TO 3 LOWERING TO NEAR
1.5 THIS AFTERNOON.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): NEAR 3.
3. FORECAST VALID 21Z 02 MAY - 09Z 03 MAY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 WITH EARLY
EVENING GUSTS TO 20 DIMINISHING TO LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 WITH EARLY EVENING
GUSTS TO 20 DIMINISHING TO LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 10 LATE OVERNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: BECOMING MAINLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): LOW 4.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): LOW 4.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 1.5.
4. FORECAST VALID 09Z 03 MAY - 03Z 4 MAY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): LIGHT INCREASING TO EAST 10 TO
15 IN THE MORNING THEN TO EAST 25 TO 30 GUSTING 45 IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 GUSTING 35 LATE IN THE EVENING.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHEAST 10 INCREASING TO EAST 15 TO 20
IN THE MORNING THEN TO EAST 35 GUSTING 45 IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO WEST
25 GUSTING 35 LATE IN THE EVENING.
SKY/WEATHER: OVERCAST. RAIN MIST AND PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING IN THE
MORNING. RAIN TAPERING TO PATCHY DRIZZLE AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS LOWERING TO 2 TO 5 IN PRECIPITATION AND MIST
AND TO ONE HALF OR LESS IN PATCHY FOG.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 6.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 5.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 1.5. BUILDING TO 2
TO 3 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 3 TO 4 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
5. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - MONDAY 4 MAY.
WINDS (KTS): WEST 25 GUSTING 35 BACKING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THEN
CLEARING.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 12/4.
6. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - TUESDAY 5 MAY.
WINDS (KTS): SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY SUNNY.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 14/6.
7. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - WEDNESDAY 6 MAY.
WINDS (KTS): SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 12/6.
END/METOC-HFX
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