FICN16 CWIS 231600 Ice forecasts for the Eastern and Northern Arctic issued by Environment Canada at 11:00 a.m. EST Friday 23 December 2011 for today tonight and Saturday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Ice edge estimated from the southwest to 5945N 6200W to 6130N 5900W to 6345N 5800W to 6400N 5530W to 6740N 5600W to 6730N 5430W to 6600N 5400W to 6400N 5230W to Greenland near 6155N 4940W. Sea ice north of the ice edge. East Clyde. 9 plus tenths of grey-white 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. 9 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. Central Brevoort - northern half. 4 tenths of grey ice including a trace of grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths of grey ice including a trace of first-year ice in northern sections. Central Brevoort - southern half. Bergy water except 8 tenths of grey ice including 1 tenth of grey-white 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. 3 tenths of grey ice including a trace of grey-white ice. 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