SRCN03 CWIS 182100
Ice bulletin for the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf from Les Escoumins to Cabot and Belle Isle Straits issued at 2100 UTC Sunday, February 18, 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
Open water from Les Escoumins to 6838W. Young and new ice from 6838W to 6516W. Mainly open water and ice free from 6516W to Cabot Strait.

Pointe-des-Monts to Strait of Belle Isle
Mainly new ice from Pointe-des-Monts to Belle-Isle Strait.
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 6838W
Open water

6838W to 6516W 
Trace to 1/10 grey
7/10 to 9/10 nilas and new

6516W to 6220W
Open water

6220W to Cabot Strait
Ice free

Pointe-des-Monts to 6551W
Trace to 1/10 grey
7/10 to 9/10 nilas and new

6551W to 5829W
Trace to 2/10 nilas and new

5829W to Belle Isle Strait
7/10 to 9/10 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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