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FPCN10 CWHF 062130
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 062130Z JANUARY 2026.
1. WARNING STATEMENT.
STRONG WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT.
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE IMPULSE IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF NOVA
SCOTIA TODAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST AS THE
IMPULSE MOVES PAST. A NEWLY ORGANIZING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE GULF OF MAINE OVERNIGHT. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN AS
IT TRACKS NEAR OR ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA DURING THE
DAY. CURRENTLY THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PAST HALIFAX CLOSER TO
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY,
2. FORECAST VALID 22Z 06 JANUARY - 10Z 07 JANUARY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 INCREASING
TO EAST 15 GUSTING 20 OVERNIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 GUSTING 20 INCREASING
TO EAST 15 TO 20 GUSTING TO 25 OVERNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: OVERCAST. A FEW LIGHT FLURRIES CHANGING TO OCCASIONAL
DRIZZLE IN THE APPROACHES IN THE EVENING AND IN THE HARBOUR CLOSER
TO MIDNIGHT. PATCHY MIST FORMING OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS EXCEPT 3 TO 6 IN FLURRIES AND ONE TO 4 IN
DRIZZLE AND MIST.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): STEADY NEAR PLUS ONE.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): STEADY NEAR PLUS 2.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 1.5.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): 3.
3. FORECAST VALID 10Z 07 JANUARY - 04Z 8 JANUARY.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): EAST 10 TO 15 GUSTING TO 20
INCREASING TO EAST 15 TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO
NORTH 10 TO 15 IN THE EVENING.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): EAST 15 TO 20 GUSTING TO 25 INCREASING TO
EAST 20 TO 25 GUSTING TO 30 IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO
NORTH 10 TO 15 IN THE EVENING.
SKY/WEATHER: OVERCAST. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE AND PATCHY MIST BECOMING
PERIODS OF RAIN AND MIST AND PATCHY FOG BY NOON AND TAPERING TO
DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS WITH EXTENSIVE MIST AND FOG IN THE EVENING.
VISIBILITY (NM): ONE TO 4 IN RAIN, DRIZZLE AND MIST AND ONE HALF OR
LESS IN FOG.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH PLUS 5.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH PLUS 4.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 1.5 BUILDING TO 1.5
TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
4. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - THURSDAY 8 JANUARY.
WINDS (KTS): NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE OF FLURRIES BECOMING A
MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): PLUS 4 / ZERO.
5. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - FRIDAY 9 JANUARY.
WINDS (KTS): NORTHWEST 10 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15.
SKY/WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): PLUS 2 / MINUS 2.
6. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - SATURDAY 10 JANUARY.
WINDS (KTS): SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 BECOMING NORTHWEST 10.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): PLUS 5 / PLUS ONE.
END/METOC-HFX
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