SRCN03 CWIS 102100
Ice bulletin for the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf from Les Escoumins to Cabot and Belle Isle Straits issued at 2100 UTC Saturday, February 10, 2024 by Montreal Ice Centre of the Canadian Coast Guard. Next bulletin will be issued at 2100 UTC tomorrow.

Normal shipping routes are in effect from Les Escoumins to Cabot Strait and to Strait of Belle Isle, as well as along the Lower North Shore.

General ice conditions:
Les Escoumins to Cabot Strait
Young and new ice from Les Escoumins to 4920N 6435W. Mainly open water and ice free from 4920N 6435W to Cabot Strait.

Pointe-des-Monts to Strait of Belle Isle
Young and new ice from Pointe-des-Monts to Strait of Belle Isle. 
Strait of Belle-Isle is not recommended for shipping. 
Contact Ice St. John’s to get the latest ice information through Strait of Belle Isle

Estimated ice conditions:

Les Escoumins to 4835N 6840W
Trace to 1/10 grey
Trace to 1/10 nilas and new

4835N 6840W to 4920N 6825W 
5/10 grey
2/10 to 4/10 nilas and new

4920N 6825W to 4920N 6435W 
3/10 grey
4/10 to 6/10 nilas and new

4920N 6435W to 4840N 6220W
Trace to 1/10 grey
Trace to 1/10 nilas and new

4840N 6220W to Cabot Strait
Ice free

Pointe-des-Monts to 4925N 6645W
5/10 grey
4/10 nilas and new

4925N 6645W to 4935N 6555W
3/10 grey
4/10 to 6/10 nilas and new

4935N 6555W to 5020N 5855W
Trace to 1/10 grey
Trace to 1/10 nilas and new

5020N 5855W to 5055N 5750W
2/10 to 5/10 grey-white
3/10 to 5/10 grey 
Trace to 2/10 nilas and new

5055N 5750W to Strait of Belle-Isle
5/10 grey
5/10 nilas and new

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 the website at the following address:
https://e-navigation.canada.ca/topics/ice/index-en

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