FPCN10 CWHF 230830
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 230830Z APRIL 2024.

1. WARNING STATEMENT.

STRONG WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE APPROACHES.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NOVA SCOTIA THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THE RIDGE AXIS JUST TO THE NORTH
OF HALIFAX, AN ONSHORE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS THE LANDMASS
HEATS UP. BY LATE AFTERNOON, THE RIDGE STARTS TO BREAK DOWN AND
LIFT OUT TO THE NORTHEAST, AND WINDS WILL BACK TO THE EAST.
OVERNIGHT, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL
START TO ADVANCE TOWARD THE COAST OVERNIGHT AND MOVES EAST OF
HALIFAX ON WEDNESDAY. A SHORT PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BUT WINDS DIMINISH
AND BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES PAST. LATER WEDNESDAY, A
FRONTAL TROUGH FROM QUEBEC MOVES INTO WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA AND A
MODERATE SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THIS FEATURE.


2. FORECAST VALID 09-21Z 23 APRIL.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
 10 TO 15 THIS MORNING.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): NORTHEAST 10 BACKING TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
 THIS MORNING.
SKY/WEATHER: SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 7.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 6.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE OR LESS.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): NEAR 5.

3. FORECAST VALID 21Z 23 APRIL - 09Z 24 APRIL.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 BACKING TO
 EAST 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 BACKING TO EAST 15
 GUSTING TO 20 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DRIZZLE AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
 DEVELOPING BEFORE DAWN.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS EXCEPT NEAR 3 IN PATCHY DRIZZLE.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): LOW PLUS 2.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): LOW PLUS 2.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): BUILDING TO ONE TO 1.5
 OVERNIGHT.

4. FORECAST VALID 09Z 24 APRIL - 03Z 25 APRIL.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): EAST 10 TO 15 BACKING TO
 NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING LIGHT NORTHWEST IN
 THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 IN THE EVENING.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): EAST 15 GUSTING TO 20 BECOMING NORTHEAST
 15 TO 20 IN THE MORNING THEN BACKING TO NORTH 10 NEAR NOON AND
 BECOMING LIGHT NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO
 SOUTHWEST 15 GUSTING TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
 MORNING. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING
 CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH SHOWERS AND PATCHY MIST DEVELOPING
 BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS EXCEPT NEAR 2 IN PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE
 MORNING. VISIBILITY LOWERING TO 2 TO 5 IN SHOWERS AND MIST BEFORE
 MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 14.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 10.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 2.

5. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - THURSDAY 25 APRIL.

WINDS (KTS): NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 25 DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 15
 GUSTING TO 20 LATE IN THE DAY.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF A FLURRY EARLY IN THE
 MORNING BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 6 / ZERO.

6. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - FRIDAY 26 APRIL.

WINDS (KTS): NORTHWEST 10 TO 15.
SKY/WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 11 / ZERO.

7. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - SATURDAY 27 APRIL.

WINDS (KTS): LIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: SUNNY WITH AFTERNOON CLOUDY PERIODS.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 16 / ZERO.

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