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FPCN10 CWHF 240830
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 240830Z MARCH 2026.
1. WARNING STATEMENT.
STRONG WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT.
GUST WARNING ENDED.
MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE
OF A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. WINDS WILL EASE THIS EVENING
BEFORE INTENSIFYING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS
ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
2. FORECAST VALID 09-21Z 24 MARCH.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): NORTH 15 GUSTING 25 BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 GUSTING 25 THIS MORNING THEN EASING TO NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): NORTH 20 TO 25 GUSTING 30 BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 GUSTING 30 THIS MORNING THEN EASING TO NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 THIS AFTERNOON.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES ENDING THIS MORNING.
BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE CLEARING
THIS AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH PLUS 2.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH PLUS ONE.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): 2 TO 3 BECOMING ONE TO 2
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): NEAR ONE.
3. FORECAST VALID 21Z 24 MARCH - 09Z 25 MARCH.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING THEN SOUTHWEST 10 OVERNIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 OVERNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): LOW MINUS 5.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): LOW MINUS 4.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 2.
4. FORECAST VALID 09Z 25 MARCH - 03Z 26 MARCH.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): SOUTHWEST 10 INCREASING TO
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 GUSTING 30 EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN WEST 10 TO
15 GUSTING 20 IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO WESTERLY 10 IN THE EVENING.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 GUSTING 30 EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN TO WEST 15
TO 20 GUSTING 25 IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO WESTERLY 10 TO 15 IN THE
EVENING.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH PLUS 5.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH PLUS 4.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 2.
5. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - THURSDAY 26 MARCH.
WINDS (KTS): SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES. PERIODS OF RAIN
DEVELOPING.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 6 / MINUS ONE.
6. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - FRIDAY 27 MARCH.
WINDS (KTS): SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25.
SKY/WEATHER: RAIN ENDING THEN PARTIAL CLEARING AND A CHANCE OF
FLURRIES.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 6 / MINUS 3.
7. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - SATURDAY 28 MARCH.
WINDS (KTS): NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 BECOMING LIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): MINUS 4 / MINUS 10.
END/METOC-HFX
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