FICN16 CWIS 171600 Ice forecasts for the Eastern and Northern Arctic issued by Environment Canada at 11:00 a.m. EST Saturday 17 December 2011 for today tonight and Sunday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 11:00 a.m. Sunday. Ice edge estimated from the southwest to 6050N 6250W to 6200N 5930W to 6400N 5830W to 6400N 5630W to 6500N 5530W to 7000N 5700W to 7030N 5530W to 6530N 5400W to Greenland near 6155N 4945W. Sea ice north of the ice edge. East Clyde - northern half. 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including 4 tenths of first-year ice. East Clyde - southern half East Davis - northern half. 9 tenths of grey ice except 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including 4 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 including 3 tenths of first-year ice. East Davis - southern half. 2 tenths of new ice except 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including 3 tenths of first-year ice in northwestern sections. West Brevoort - northern half. 9 plus tenths of grey ice including 2 tenths of grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including a trace of first-year ice in northern sections. West Brevoort - southern half. 8 tenths of grey ice including 2 tenths of grey-white ice. Central Brevoort - northern half. Bergy water except 9 tenths of grey ice including 2 tenths of grey-white ice in northwestern sections. Central Brevoort - southern half. Bergy water except 5 tenths of grey ice in western sections. East Brevoort - northern half. Bergy water except 9 tenths of grey ice including 2 tenths of grey-white ice in the extreme northwestern section. East Brevoort - southern half Northwest Labrador Sea. Bergy water. Frobisher Bay. Bergy water except 8 tenths of new ice including 3 tenths of grey ice along the shore. McClure Melville Rae Byam Queens Maclean Barrow Jones Norwegian Eureka Clarence Kane Robeson Admiralty Lancaster West Baffin East Baffin West Clyde Cumberland 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