FICN16 CWIS 081445
ICE FORECASTS FOR THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 8 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. SATURDAY.

ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM 6200N 6105W TO 6353N 5755W THEN
NORTHEASTWARD. SEA ICE NORTHWEST OF THE ICE EDGE. 

CUMBERLAND.
7 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE. CONSOLIDATED
FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST. 

WEST BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF.
ICE PRESSURE WARNING IN EFFECT.
9 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE. 
STRONG ICE PRESSURE IN THE PACK ICE TODAY AND EASING SATURDAY
MORNING.

WEST BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF.
ICE PRESSURE WARNING IN EFFECT.
3 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE EXCEPT 9 TENTHS
FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE IN THE NORTHWESTERN
SECTION. 
STRONG ICE PRESSURE IN THE PACK ICE TODAY AND EASING OVERNIGHT.

CENTRAL BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF
EAST BREVOORT.
BERGY WATER. 

CENTRAL BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF.
ICE PRESSURE WARNING IN EFFECT.
BERGY WATER EXCEPT 7 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD
ICE IN THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SECTION. 
STRONG ICE PRESSURE IN THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SECTION TODAY AND
EASING SATURDAY MORNING.

MCCLURE
MELVILLE
RAE
BYAM
QUEENS
MACLEAN
BARROW
JONES
NORWEGIAN
EUREKA
CLARENCE
KANE
ROBESON
ADMIRALTY
LANCASTER
WEST BAFFIN
EAST BAFFIN
WEST CLYDE
EAST CLYDE
WEST DAVIS
EAST DAVIS
FROBISHER BAY
NAVY BOARD
POND
FITZWILLIAM
LIDDON
GRIPER
BALLANTYNE
HAZEN
WILKINS
GUSTAF
HASSEL
MASSEY
PEARY
SOUTH SVERDRUP
NORTH SVERDRUP
NANSEN
GREELY
ALERT.
FORECASTS AVAILABLE TO MARINERS UPON REQUEST. 

CONTACT NORDREG CANADA FOR ROUTING ADVICE AND FOR COPIES OF ARCTIC
ICE ANALYSIS CHARTS.

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