FICN15 CWIS 231445 Ice forecasts for Hudson and Foxe issued by Environment Canada at 11:00 a.m. EDT Thursday 23 July 2020 for today tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 11:00 a.m. Friday. First ice edge estimated from Quebec near 6210N 7245W to Baffin Island near 6420N 7440W. Sea ice west of the ice edge. Second ice edge estimated from Meta Incognita Peninsula near 6155N 6555W to 6140N 6450W to 6200N 6400W then northeastward. Sea ice west and north of the ice edge. James Bay - southern half. Open water except 3 tenths first-year ice over the central sections in the north. James Bay - northern half. Open water except 7 tenths first-year ice in the extreme southwestern section. Belcher - southern half. Open water except 2 tenths first-year ice in the extreme southwestern section. Belcher - northern half. Open water. Puvirnituq - northern half Coats - southern half. Bergy water. Resolution Ungava. Bergy water. Nottingham - eastern half. Bergy water except 1 tenth first-year ice in the extreme southwestern section. Nottingham - western half. 2 tenths first-year ice except 5 tenths first-year ice near Foxe Channel. West Foxe. 3 tenths first-year ice except 5 tenths first-year ice in the northwestern section. Igloolik - southern half. 7 tenths first-year ice. Igloolik - northern half. 1 tenth first-year ice except 5 tenths first-year ice in the southeastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. Coats - northern half Central - western half South-central Hudson - western half. Open water. Puvirnituq - southern half Central - eastern half. Ice free. Arviat - eastern half. Open water except 5 tenths first-year ice in extreme southwestern section. Arviat - western half. Open water except 6 tenths first-year ice in the southern section. Churchill - eastern half. 3 tenths first-year ice except 6 tenths first-year ice in the northwestern section. Churchill - western half. 3 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice in the northern section. York - eastern half. 1 tenth first-year ice except 5 tenths first-year ice in the southern section. York - western half. 3 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice in the northeastern section. South-central Hudson - eastern half. Open water except 1 tenth first-year ice in the western section. South Hudson - western half. 2 tenths first-year ice except 7 tenths first-year ice in the southern section. South Hudson - eastern half. 1 tenth first-year ice except 4 tenths first-year ice in the southern section. Rankin. Ice free. Roes Welcome - northern half. 4 tenths first-year ice. Roes Welcome - southern half. Open water except 4 tenths first-year ice in the extreme northwestern section. East Foxe Prince Charles. Forecasts available to mariners upon request. Contact NORDREG Canada for routing advice and for copies of Arctic ice analysis charts. End