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FPCN10 CWHF 172030
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 172030Z SEPTEMBER 2026.
1. WARNING STATEMENT.
STRONG WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE APPROACHES ON FRIDAY.
LIGHT WINDS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND MUCH OF TONIGHT. A TROUGH
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST
FLOW AHEAD OF IT IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL STRONGER GUSTS CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT TO MODERATE TO STRONG GUSTY
NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING TROUGH.
2. FORECAST VALID 21Z 17 SEPTEMBER - 09Z 18 SEPTEMBER.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): LIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
OVERNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND PATCHY MIST DEVELOPING LATE
OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS. BECOMING 4 TO 6 IN SHOWERS AND MIST LATE
OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): LOW 15.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): LOW 15.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE OR LESS.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): NEAR 17.
3. FORECAST VALID 09Z 18 SEPTEMBER - 03Z 19 SEPTEMBER.
WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10
TO 15 GUSTING 20 IN THE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15
GUSTING 20 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS TO 20
DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20
GUSTING 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY. SHOWERS ENDING AND PATCHY MIST DISSIPATING IN
THE AFTERNOON. CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY (NM): 4 TO 6 IN SHOWERS AND MIST BECOMING 6 PLUS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 20.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 17.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE OR LESS.
4. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER.
WINDS (KTS): NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 GUSTING 20 BECOMING NORTH 10.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY SUNNY.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 16/10.
5. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER.
WINDS (KTS): LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 14/8.
6. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER.
WINDS (KTS): NORTH 10 TO 15.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 18/11.
END/METOC-HFX
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