FPCN10 CWHF 222130
FORECAST FOR HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES ISSUED BY
METOC HALIFAX AT 222130Z FEBRUARY 2026.

1. WARNING STATEMENT.

STORM FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.

AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO SLIDE OFF THE U.S.
COAST TONIGHT AND THEN SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA MONDAY INTO MONDAY
NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE OVER CAPE BRETON INTO NEWFOUNDLAND TUESDAY.

INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW ARE FORECAST TO REACH
STORM FORCE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE STRENGTH
POSSIBLE OVER THE APPROACHES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE SOMEWHAT AS THE LOW SLIDES EAST OF THE AREA
LATE MONDAY EVENING.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE HALIFAX AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING
THEN INTENSIFY EARLY AFTERNOON. DOCKSIDE ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 25CM
IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW BECOMES MIXED WITH OR CHANGES TO RAIN
MONDAY NIGHT.

FROM THE PUBLIC WEATHER OFFICE.. THE COASTLINE OF HALIFAX COUNTY IS
UNDER A COASTAL FLOODING STATEMENT. DURING HIGH TIDE MONDAY EVENING,
LARGE WAVES OF 5 TO 7 METRES BREAKING ON APPROACH TO SHORE WILL
COMBINE WITH A STORM SURGE FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND MAY
RAISE WATER LEVELS ABOVE THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

2. FORECAST VALID 22Z 22 FEBRUARY - 10Z 23 FEBRUARY.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): NORTH 10 TO 15 BECOMING
 NORTHEASTERLY 10 THIS EVENING AND NORTHEAST 15 OVERNIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): NORTHERLY 15 BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20
 OVERNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: INCREASING CLOUDS.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): LOW MINUS 6.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): LOW MINUS 4.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 1.5.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): ZERO TO ONE.

3. FORECAST VALID 10Z 23 FEBRUARY - 04Z 24 FEBRUARY.

WINDS - HARBOUR/BEDFORD BASIN (KTS): NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 BECOMING
 NORTHEAST 20 GUSTING 30 IN THE MORNING THEN NORTHEAST 25 TO 35
 GUSTING 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 40 GUSTING
 55 EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN NORTHEAST 15 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
WINDS - APPROACHES (KTS): NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 BECOMING NORTHEAST 25
 GUSTING 35 IN THE MORNING THEN EAST 35 TO 45 GUSTING 55 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING EAST 50 GUSTING 65 EARLY IN THE EVENING
 THEN SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 15 BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER: CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING AND BECOMING
 HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW BECOMING MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE
 EVENING. MIST FORMING IN THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
 DOCKSIDE 20 CM.
VISIBILITY (NM): 6 PLUS LOWERING TO ONE QUARTER TO 3 IN
 PRECIPITATION AND MIST.
TEMPERATURE - DOCKYARD (C): AFTERNOON HIGH NEAR ZERO RISING TO PLUS
 ONE NEAR MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE - APPROACHES (C): AFTERNOON HIGH NEAR ZERO RISING TO
 PLUS 2 NEAR MIDNIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - APPROACHES (M): ONE TO 2 IN THE MORNING
 BECOMING 3 TO 4 IN THE AFTERNOON AND 5 TO 7 IN THE EVENING.

4. OUTLOOK DAY 3 - TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY.

WINDS (KTS): NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 LATE IN THE
 DAY.
SKY/WEATHER: SHOWERS CHANGING TO FLURRIES IN THE MORNING AND ENDING
 IN THE AFTERNOON AND REMAINING MAINLY CLOUDY.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): PLUS ONE / MINUS ONE.

5. OUTLOOK DAY 4 - WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY.

WINDS (KTS): SOUTHWEST 15.
SKY/WEATHER: A MIX OF CLOUD AND SUN. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE
 AFTERNOON THEN FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): ZERO / MINUS 6.

6. OUTLOOK DAY 5 - THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY.

WINDS (KTS): SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25.
SKY/WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND FLURRIES.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE (C): PLUS 4 / ZERO.

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