SRCN01 CWIS 221400 Ice bulletin for the St Lawrence River from Montreal to Les Escoumins and the Saguenay Fjord issued at 1400 UTC Thursday December 22, 2011 by Quebec Ice Centre of the Canadian Coast Guard. General ice conditions Mainly open water from Montreal to Yamachiche then new ice to Levis then open water to Les Escoumins. New ice in Saguenay Fjord from Tadoussac to Ville La Baie with grey ice in Ville La Baie area. Detailed ice conditions Montreal to Yamachiche Open water Yamachiche to Porneuf 1/10 to 3/10 nilas and new Porneuf to Levis Trace to 2/10 nilas and new Levis to Les Escoumins Open water Saguenay Fjord Tadoussac to Anse St-Jean Trace to 3/10 nilas and new Anse St-Jean to Cap de l’Ouest Trace to 2/10 grey 3/10 to 6/10 nilas and new Cap de l’Ouest to Ville La Baie 7/10 to 8/10 grey 2/10 to 3/10 nilas and new In fast ice Remarks Mariners are advised to navigate with extreme caution in the vicinity of and in ice infested waters as ice conditions may be more extensive and/or severe than reported. This bulletin and more ice/weather products are available on web sites at the following addresses: http://www.marinfo.gc.ca/en/glaces/index.asp http://www.ec.gc.ca/glaces-ice/ END/LT