SRCN01 CWIS 291400 Ice bulletin for the St Lawrence River from Montreal to Les Escoumins and the Saguenay Fjord issued at 1400 UTC Thursday December 29, 2011 by Quebec Ice Centre of the Canadian Coast Guard. General ice conditions New ice from Montreal to Ile aux Coudres with grey ice in Quebec vicinity then 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 Yamachiche Trace to 2/10 nilas and new Yamachiche to Pte Citrouille 3/10 to 6/10 nilas and new Pte Citrouille to Porneuf 2/10 to 5/10 nilas and new Porneuf to Quebec bridge Trace to 1/10 grey 5/10 to 8/10 nilas and new Quebec bridge to St-Laurent (IO) Trace to 1/10 grey 3/10 to 6/10 nilas and new St-Laurent (IO) to Ile aux Coudres 1/10 to 3/10 nilas and new Ile aux Coudres to Les Escoumins Open water Saguenay Fjord Tadoussac to Cap de l’Ouest Trace to 2/10 grey 5/10 to 7/10 nilas and new Cap de l’Ouest to Ville La Baie 3/10 to 5/10 grey-white 5/10 to 7/10 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