FICN18 CWIS 211446
Ice forecasts for the eastern waters of Newfoundland and Labrador
issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. EST Wednesday 21 February
2024 for today tonight and Thursday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 10:00 a.m. Thursday.

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4840N 5303W to 4852N 5047W
to 5227N 5026W to 5526N 5150W to 5720N 5736W to 6014N 5920W to 6136N
5718W then northward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Strait of Belle Isle - eastern half.
Ice pressure warning in effect.
9 tenths new ice including 2 tenths first-year ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice near the Newfoundland coast. Consolidated
first-year ice along parts of the coasts. Strong ice pressure along
parts of the coasts today easing overnight.

Strait of Belle Isle - western half.
Ice pressure warning in effect.
9 tenths new ice including 3 tenths grey-white ice except 9 plus
tenths grey-white ice along parts of the Newfoundland coast.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coasts. Strong ice
pressure along parts of the Newfoundland coast today and continuing
Thursday.

Belle Isle Bank.
Bergy water except 5 tenths grey-white ice including 2 tenths
first-year ice in the western section.

South Labrador Coast.
9 tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths first-year ice.
Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the coast.

Lake Melville.
Consolidated first-year ice.

Mid Labrador Coast.
8 tenths first-year ice except 9 plus tenths first-year ice in the
southwestern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coast.

South Labrador Sea.
Bergy water except 9 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section.

North Labrador Coast.
9 tenths first-year ice. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of
the coast.

Northwest Labrador Sea.
Bergy water except 5 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the western section.

East Labrador Sea.
Bergy water.

South Coast
East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south.
Open water.

Southwestern Grand Banks
Southeastern Grand Banks.
Ice free.

East Coast - north of Cape St. Francis.
Bergy water except consolidated grey ice along parts of the coast.

Northern Grand Banks
Funk Island Bank - southeastern half.
Bergy water.

Northeast Coast.
1 tenth grey-white ice except 8 tenths grey-white ice including 1
tenth first-year ice in the northern section. Consolidated
grey-white ice along parts of the coast.

Funk Island Bank - northwestern half.
Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
northwestern section.

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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