Station Name: West Chedabucto Bay
Station Type: Buoy
Data Source: National Data Buoy Center

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 meters

Nearest Address:
Offshore
Chrichton Island, NS
Richmond County

GPS Coordinates: 45.49, -61.14

Nearby Water Temperatures

Live Explosive Located not Detonated

Effective: Wed January 7, 2026, 9:42 AM
Expires: Thu January 8, 2026, 9:41 AM

Cape Breton Regional Police Service have located a live explosive (Grenade), at 153 Pitt Street Sydney. Cape Breton Regional Police are asking people to not to attend the area, and will be in contact with resident and business owners in the area if evacuation is required. Explosive Unit is En-Route, and Police are on scene and containing and securing the area.

Cape Breton Regional Police Service are on scene and containing and securing the area, evacuation of the area is being completed.

yellow warning - Les Suêtes wind - in effect

Service Notice – November 2025: The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) CAP Service undergoes changes from time to time as the business of alerting evolves. For 2025, changes are expected to include... 1) ECCC's initiative to upgrade the presentation of alerts into Colour-Coded Weather Alerts is tentatively set for deployment November 26, 2025. Data changes will appear in CAP following this deployment, 2) the alert name ‘extreme cold warning’ will change to ‘cold warning’, 3) two Public zone names will change in Saskatchewan, 4) ECCC's initiative to introduce free-form polygons to represent the true threat area of a weather hazard continues, there will be changes coming to CAP and 5) other minor improvements and corrections. For more information on these changes: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/ | Notification de service – novembre 2025: Le service du PAC d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC) subit périodiquement des changements à mesure que le système d’alerte évolue. Pour 2025, il y aura des changements incluant... 1) l'initiative d'ECCC visant à améliorer la présentation des alertes sous forme d'alertes météorologiques codées par couleur est provisoirement prévue pour un déploiement le 26 novembre 2025. Des changements aux données apparaîtront dans le PAC suite à ce déploiement, 2) le nom de l’alerte ‘avertissement de froid extrême’ changera pour ‘avertissement de froid’, 3) deux noms de zones publiques seront modifiés en Saskatchewan, 4) l’initiative d’ECCC visant à introduire des polygones libres pour représenter la véritable zone de menace d’un danger météorologique se poursuit. Des changements seront également apportés au PAC et 5) d’autres améliorations et corrections mineures. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements: https://comm.collab.science.gc.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/dd_info@comm.collab.science.gc.ca/

Effective: Wed January 7, 2026, 9:50 AM
Expires: Thu January 8, 2026, 1:00 AM

Strong winds that may cause damage are expected. Time span: this afternoon until tonight. Maximum wind gusts: southeasterly up to 90 km/h. Locations: Margaree Harbour to Bay St. Lawrence. ### Driving conditions will likely be difficult. Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #NSStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Secure loose objects.