FPCN10 CWHF 100830
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 100830Z MAY 2026.

1. WARNING STATEMENT.

STRONG WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT.

AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO NOVA SCOTIA TODAY IS EXPECTED TO GIVE
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE REGION. THE TROUGH MOVES OFF TO THE
EAST TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH.

2. FORECAST VALID 09-21Z 10 MAY.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): SOUTHEAST 10 INCREASING TO
 SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING 30 THIS MORNING.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
 20 GUSTING 30 THIS MORNING.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND MIST. PATCHY DRIZZLE.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS EXCEPT 2 TO 5 IN SHOWERS DRIZZLE AND MIST.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 11.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 7.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): NEAR ONE BUILDING TO ONE
 TO 2 THIS MORNING AND TO 2 TO 3 THIS AFTERNOON.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): 5.

3. FORECAST VALID 21Z 10 MAY - 09Z 11 MAY.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING 30
 DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 THIS EVENING AND TO LIGHT
 OVERNIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): SOUTHEAST 20 GUSTING 30 DIMINISHING TO
 SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT AND TO LIGHT BEFORE MORNING.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS, PATCHY DRIZZLE AND MIST. PATCHY
 FOG FORMING IN THE EVENING AND BECOMING EXTENSIVE OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY (NM): 2 TO 5 IN SHOWERS DRIZZLE AND MIST AND ONE HALF IN
 FOG PATCHES LOWERING TO ZERO TO ONE OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): LOW 9.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): LOW 5.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): 2 TO 3 LOWERING TO NEAR 2
 OVERNIGHT.

4. FORECAST VALID 09Z 11 MAY - 03Z 12 MAY.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): LIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO LIGHT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FOG AND MIST
 RETREATING TO THE APPROACHES IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING PATCHY
 IN THE EVENING. PARTIAL CLEARING IN THE EVENING.
VISIBILITY (NM): ZERO TO ONE IN THE MORNING IMPROVING TO 6 PLUS IN
 THE HARBOUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO ONE HALF TO 3 IN THE
 APPROACHES.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): HIGH 15.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): HIGH 7.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): NEAR 2 LOWERING TO ONE TO
 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

5. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - TUESDAY 12 MAY.

WINDS (KTS): WESTERLY 10 TO 15.
SKY/WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 13 / 7.

6. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - WEDNESDAY 13 MAY.

WINDS (KTS): LIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20.
SKY/WEATHER: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 15 / 6.

7. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - THURSDAY 14 MAY.

WINDS (KTS): SOUTH 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): 12 / 6.

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