SRCN01 CWIS 251400 Ice bulletin for the St Lawrence River from Montreal to Les Escoumins and the Saguenay Fjord issued at 1400 UTC Sunday December 25, 2011 by Quebec Ice Centre of the Canadian Coast Guard. General ice conditions New ice from Montreal to St-Laurent then mainly open water to Les Escoumins. Grey and new ice in Saguenay Fjord from Tadoussac to Cap de l’Ouest then grey-white and grey ice to Ville La Baie. Detailed ice conditions Montreal to Louiseville Trace to 3/10 nilas and new Louiseville au Laviolette bridge 6/10 to 9/10 nilas and new Laviolette bridge to St-Laurent (IO) 3/10 to 6/10 nilas and new St-Laurent (IO) to Ile aux Coudres 1/10 to 4/10 nilas and new Ile aux Coudres to Les Escoumins Open water Saguenay Fjord Tadoussac to Ile St-Louis Trace to 1/10 grey 1/10 to 4/10 nilas and new Ile St-Louis to Cap de l’Ouest 1/10 to 3/10 grey 5/10 to 8/10 nilas and new Cap de l’Ouest to Ville La Baie 1/10 to 3/10 grey-white 7/10 to 9/10 grey 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