FICN16 CWIS 081600 Ice forecasts for the Eastern and Northern Arctic issued by Environment Canada at 11:00 a.m. EST Thursday 8 December 2011 for today tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 11:00 a.m. Friday. Ice edge estimated from the southwest to 6120N 6320W to 6530N 5630W to 6700N 5600W to 6800N 5700W to 7030N 5600W to 6530N 5400W to Greenland near 6155N 4940W. Sea ice north of the ice edge. East Clyde - northern half. Ice covered. East Clyde - southern half. 9 tenths of grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including 3 tenths of first-year ice in western sections. West Davis - northern half. Ice covered. West Davis - southern half. 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including 3 tenths of first-year ice in northern sections. East Davis - northern half. Bergy water except 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including 1 tenth of first-year ice in western sections. East Davis - southern half. Bergy water except 9 tenths of grey-white ice including 3 tenths of first-year ice in northwestern sections. Cumberland. 8 tenths of grey ice including 2 tenths of grey-white ice. West Brevoort - northern half. 9 tenths of grey ice including 1 tenth of grey-white ice. West Brevoort - southern half. Bergy water except 9 plus tenths of grey ice in northern sections. Central Brevoort - northern half. Bergy water except 9 tenths of new ice including 1 tenth of grey-white ice in the extreme northwestern section. Central Brevoort - southern half East Brevoort Northwest Labrador Sea. Bergy water. Frobisher Bay. Bergy water except 8 tenths of new ice along parts of the shore. McClure Melville Rae Byam Queens Maclean Barrow Jones Norwegian Eureka Clarence Kane Robeson Admiralty Lancaster West Baffin East Baffin West Clyde Navy Board Pond. Forecasts are unavailable until further request. Contact NORDREG Canada via marine radio for routing advice. Arctic ice analysis charts can be copied on VFA Inuvik at 0200 and 1630 UTC and on VFF Iqaluit at 0200, 0700, 1100 and 2200 UTC. End