FICN14 CWIS 211400
ICE FORECASTS FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARCTIC ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:00 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2008 FOR
TODAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:00 A.M. FRIDAY.
FIRST ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM BOOTHIA PENINSULA NEAR 6935N 9450W TO
KING WILLIAM ISLAND NEAR 6905N 9555W. SEA ICE NORTH OF THE ICE EDGE.
SECOND ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM KING WILLIAM ISLAND NEAR 6910N 9925W
TO VICTORIA ISLAND NEAR 6940N 10055W. SEA ICE NORTH OF THE ICE EDGE.
THIRD ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM VICTORIA ISLAND NEAR 7255N 11725W TO
BANKS ISLAND NEAR 7300N 11740W. SEA ICE NORTH OF THE ICE EDGE.
FOURTH ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM BANKS ISLAND NEAR 7400N 12420W TO
7125N 12850W TO 7050N 13145W TO 7020N 14100W THEN WESTWARDS. SEA ICE
NORTH OF THE ICE EDGE.
PRINCE OF WALES.
OPEN WATER EXCEPT 5 TENTHS OF OLD ICE NORTH OF THE ICE EDGE.
YUKON COAST.
ICE FREE.
MACKENZIE.
OPEN WATER EXCEPT 1 TENTH OF OLD ICE NORTH OF THE ICE EDGE.
NORTH TUKTOYAKTUK.
4 TENTHS OF OLD ICE.
NORTH MACKENZIE.
1 TENTH OF OLD ICE.
TUKTOYAKTUK
BAILLIE
AMUNDSEN
HOLMAN
MAUD.
OPEN WATER.
DOLPHIN
CORONATION
DEASE.
ICE FREE.
BANKS.
OPEN WATER EXCEPT 1 TENTH OF OLD ICE WEST OF THE ICE EDGE.
LARSEN.
OPEN WATER EXCEPT 3 TENTHS OF FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD
ICE IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTION.
PEEL.
OPEN WATER EXCEPT 1 TENTH OF FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD
ICE IN THE EXTREME NORTHERN SECTION.
REGENT.
ICE PRESSURE WARNING IN EFFECT.
1 TENTH OF FIRST-YEAR ICE EXCEPT 7 TENTHS OF FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG
BRODEUR PENINSULA. STRONG ICE PRESSURE ALONG THE BRODEUR PENINSULA
WILL EASE MIDDAY FRIDAY.
BOOTHIA.
6 TENTHS OF FIRST-YEAR ICE.
CONTACT NORDREG CANADA VIA MARINE RADIO FOR ROUTING ADVICE. ARCTIC
ICE ANALYSIS CHARTS CAN BE COPIED ON VFA INUVIK AT 0200 AND 1630 UTC
AND ON VFF IQALUIT AT 0200, 0700, 1100 AND 2200 UTC.
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