FICN18 CWIS 021346
Ice forecasts for the eastern waters of Newfoundland and Labrador
issued by Environment Canada at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday 2 April 2024
for today tonight and Wednesday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4840N 5303W to 5149N 5041W
to 5550N 5353W to 5657N 5746W to 6057N 6002W to 6200N 5708W then
northeastward. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Strait of Belle Isle.
1 tenth first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice in the extreme
eastern section. Consolidated first-year ice along parts of the
coasts. Strong ice pressure along parts of the coasts in the eastern
section developing Wednesday morning.

Belle Isle Bank.
Bergy water except 3 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western section.

South Labrador Coast.
Ice pressure warning in effect.
8 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice including a
trace of old ice in the northern section. Consolidated first-year
ice along parts of the coast. Strong ice pressure along parts of the
coast today and continuing Wednesday.

Lake Melville.
Consolidated first-year ice.

Mid Labrador Coast.
Ice pressure warning in effect.
8 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old ice except 9 tenths
first-year ice including a trace of old ice in the northwestern
section. Consolidated first-year ice along the coast. Strong ice
pressure along parts of the coast easing this afternoon.

South Labrador Sea.
Bergy water except 6 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western section.

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

Northwest Labrador Sea.
Bergy water except 7 tenths first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the extreme western and northern sections.

East Labrador Sea.
Bergy water.

South Coast
Southwestern Grand Banks
Southeastern Grand Banks.
Ice free.

East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
Northern Grand Banks
Funk Island Bank.
Bergy water.

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

Northeast Coast - Cape St. John and south.
Ice pressure warning in effect.
Bergy water except 9 tenths grey-white ice including 3 tenths
first-year ice along parts of the coast near Cape St. John. Strong
ice pressure along parts of the coast near Cape St. John developing
Wednesday afternoon.

Northeast Coast - north of Cape St. John.
Ice pressure warning in effect.
3 tenths first-year ice except 9 tenths first-year ice along parts
of the coast in the northern section. Consolidated first-year ice
along parts of the coast. Strong ice pressure along parts of the
coast near St. Anthony developing Wednesday morning.

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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