Mission warn marine operators of hazardous ice conditions in Canadian waters

Mission

• warn marine operators of hazardous ice conditions in Canadian waters

• maintain a knowledge of the ice environment

Major Clients

• Canadian Coast Guard

• Marine Shipping and Insurance

• Fishing

• Offshore Oil and Gas and Mining

• Port Authorities

• National Defence

• Research, Consultants, OGDs, Tourism

Canadian Coast Guard

Ice Reconnaissance & Direct CCG Support

• Ice Reconnaissance & Direct CCG Support

• Image Products

• Image Analysis Charts

• Iceberg Analysis

• Ice Consultation

• Ice Climate

• Ice Hazard Bulletins

• Ice Analysis Charts

Data Sources

• Aircraft

Visual Reconnaissance

Satellite Images

Ice Hazard Bulletins

• FICN17 CWIS 011500 ICE HAZARD BULLETIN FOR THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1500 UTC SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 1500 UTC SUNDAY.

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• ICE EDGE AT 1500 UTC ESTIMATED FROM THE NEWFOUNDLAND COAST NEAR 5030N 5730W TO 5030N 5745W TO 4820N 6045W THEN TO THE NEWFOUNDLAND COAST NEAR 4800N 5920W.

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• POINTE-DES-MONTS TO ANTICOSTI

• 9 PLUS TENTHS MAINLY GREY ICE WITH A TRACE OF FIRST YEAR ICE.

• TADOUSSAC TO POINTE-DES-MONTS SOUTHERN HALF.

• ICE PRESSURE WARNING IN EFFECT.

• STRONG ICE PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GREYWHITE AND THIN FIRST YEAR ICE BETWEEN MONT JOLI AND LES MECHINS. 7 TENTHS GREYWHITE ICE WITH 1 TENTH OF FIRST YEAR ICE.

• TADOUSSAC TO POINTE-DES-MONTS NORTHERN HALF.

• 9 TENTHS MAINLY NEW ICE WITH 1 TENTH OF FIRST YEAR ICE.

North American Ice Service