FICN16 CWIS 211600 Ice forecasts for the Eastern and Northern Arctic issued by Environment Canada at 11:00 a.m. EST Wednesday 21 December 2011 for today tonight and Thursday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 11:00 a.m. Thursday. Ice edge estimated from the southwest to 6010N 6145W to 6130N 5900W to 6400N 5815W to 6400N 5600W to 6830N 5500W to 7000N 5700W to 7030N 5530W to 6800N 5430W to 6530N 5400W to Greenland near 6155N 4945W. Sea ice north of the ice edge. East Clyde - northern half. 9 tenths of grey-white ice including 4 tenths of first-year ice. East Clyde - southern half. 9 tenths of grey ice except 9 plus 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 4 tenths of first-year ice. East Davis. 3 tenths of grey ice except 9 plus tenths of grey-white ice including 4 tenths of first-year ice in western sections. West Brevoort - northern half. 9 plus tenths of grey ice including 3 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. 9 tenths of grey ice including 3 tenths of grey-white ice. Central Brevoort - northern half. Bergy water except 9 plus tenths of grey ice including a trace of first-year ice in northwestern sections. Central Brevoort - southern half. Bergy water except 6 tenths of grey ice in western sections. East Brevoort - northern half. Bergy water except 9 tenths of grey ice including 3 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 4 tenths of grey 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 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