SRCN03 CWIS 172000 Ice bulletin for the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf from Les Escoumins to Cabot Strait and Strait of Belle-Isle issued at 2000UTC Saturday December 17 2011 by Quebec Ice Centre of the Canadian Coast Guard. Normal shipping routes are in effect in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Contact Ice St. John’s to get the latest ice information through Strait of Belle-Isle. General ice conditions Les Escoumins to Cabot Strait Mainly open water from Les Escoumins to Pte des Monts then ice free to Cabot Strait. Pte des Monts to Strait of Belle-Isle Ice free in the traffic separation scheme from Pte des Monts to Belle-Isle Strait. Lower North Shore New ice along the Lower North Shore. Detailed ice conditions Les Escoumins to Pte des Monts Open water Pte des Monts to Cabot Strait Ice Free Pte des Monts to Strait of Belle-Isle Ice Free 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