FICN17 CWIS 081345 ICE FORECASTS FOR THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:00 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 8 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:00 A.M. SATURDAY. ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM QUEBEC NEAR 5006N 6642W TO 5001N 6603W TO 4956N 5959W TO 5102N 5743W TO NEWFOUNDLAND NEAR 5047N 5708W. SEA ICE NORTH OF THE ICE EDGE. POINTE-DES-MONTS TO ANTICOSTI - NORTHERN HALF. OPEN WATER. POINTE-DES-MONTS TO ANTICOSTI - SOUTHERN HALF POINTE A MICHEL TO POINTE-DES-MONTS TADOUSSAC TO POINTE A MICHEL. ICE FREE. FUNDY GRAND MANAN LURCHER BROWNS BANK GEORGES BANK SOUTHWESTERN SHORE LAHAVE BANK WEST SCOTIAN SLOPE EASTERN SHORE SABLE EAST SCOTIAN SLOPE LAURENTIAN FAN BANQUEREAU FOURCHU CABOT STRAIT NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT GULF - MAGDALEN CHALEUR - MISCOU SOUTHWEST COAST HALIFAX HARBOUR AND APPROACHES. ICE FREE. ANTICOSTI. OPEN WATER EXCEPT 4 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST NEAR NATASHQUAN. GULF - PORT AU PORT NORTHEAST GULF. BERGY WATER. CONSOLIDATED ROTTEN FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG PARTS OF THE QUEBEC COAST. CONTACT ECAREG CANADA FOR ROUTING ADVICE AND FOR COPIES OF THE ICE ANALYSIS CHARTS. END