FICN18 CWIS 031445
Ice forecasts for the eastern waters of Newfoundland and Labrador
issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. EST Saturday 3 February
2018 for today tonight and Sunday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 10:00 a.m. Sunday.

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4840N 5300W to 5300N 5030W
to 5500N 5300W to 5600N 5640W to 5800N 5830W then northward. Sea ice
west of the ice edge.

Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half.
9 tenths new ice including 1 tenth grey-white ice.

Strait of Belle Isle - western half.
8 tenths grey ice including 2 tenths grey-white ice.

Belle Isle Bank - western half.
8 tenths grey-white ice.

Belle Isle Bank - eastern half.
Bergy water except 3 tenths grey-white ice in the western section.

South Labrador Coast.
9 plus tenths grey-white ice including a trace of first-year ice.

Lake Melville.
Consolidated first-year ice.

Mid Labrador Coast - north of Hopedale.
9 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice.

Mid Labrador Coast - Hopedale and south.
Ice pressure warning in effect.
9 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth first-year ice. Strong ice
pressure along the coast easing Sunday morning.

South Labrador Sea.
Bergy water except 7 tenths grey-white ice including 1 tenth
first-year ice in the extreme western section.

North Labrador Coast.
9 plus tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths first-year ice
except 9 plus tenths first-year ice in the extreme northern section.

South Coast
Southwestern Grand Banks
Southeastern Grand Banks
East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
Northern Grand Banks.
Ice free.

East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis.
Bergy water except 9 tenths grey ice in a few bays in the
northwestern section.

Northeast Coast.
Bergy water except 8 tenths grey ice including 3 tenths grey-white
ice in the northern section.

Funk Island Bank.
Bergy water except 1 tenth grey ice in the extreme northwestern
section.

East Labrador Sea
Tail of the Grand Banks
Flemish
Southeast Labrador Sea.
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.

Contact ECAREG Canada via marine radio for routing advice. East
coast ice analysis charts can be copied on CFH Halifax at 2222 UTC
and 0001 UTC and on VCO Sydney at 1142 UTC and 2331 UTC.

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