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Ice bulletin for the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf from Les Escoumins to Cabot and Belle Isle Straits, and also along the Lower North Shore issued at 2100 UTC Monday, April 8, 2024 by Montreal Ice Centre of the Canadian Coast Guard. Next bulletin will be issued at 2100 UTC tomorrow.

General ice conditions:
Les Escoumins to Cabot Strait
Mainly open water and ice free from Les Escoumins to Cabot Strait

Pointe-des-Monts to Strait of Belle Isle
Mainly open water and bergy water to 5115N, then first-year ice to Strait of Belle Isle

Lower North Shore from Sept-Iles to Blanc-Sablon
Mainly open water and bergy water to 5115N, then first-year ice to Blanc-Sablon
	
Normal shipping routes are in effect from Les Escoumins to Cabot 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 Cabot Strait

Les Escoumins to 6450W
Open water

6450W to Cabot Strait
Ice free

Lower North Shore

Sept-Īles to 5030N
Open water

5030N to 5110N
Bergy water

5115N to Blanc Sablon
3/10 medium first-year 
7/10 thin first-year

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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