SRCN01 CWIS 211400
ICE BULLETIN FOR THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FROM MONTREAL TO LES ESCOUMINS INCLUDING THE SAGUENAY FIORD ISSUED AT 1400UTC SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026 BY THE MONTREAL ICE CENTRE OF THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD. 

GENERAL ICE CONDITIONS:
MONTREAL TO LES ESCOUMINS: THIN FIRST YEAR, NILAS AND NEW
SAGUENAY FIORD: THIN FIRST YEAR, NILAS AND NEW

ESTIMATED ICE CONDITIONS:

MONTREAL TO SOREL
TRACE THIN FIRST YEAR
4/10 TO 6/10 NILAS AND NEW

SOREL TO TROIS-RIVIERES
TRACE TO 1/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
6/10 TO 8/10 NILAS AND NEW

TROIS-RIVIERES TO POINTE A LA CITROUILLE
1/10 TO 2/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
2/10 TO 4/10 NILAS AND NEW

POINTE A LA CITROUILLE TO CAP ROUGE
3/10 TO 5/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
2/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

CAP ROUGE TO SAINT-MICHEL-DE-BELLECHASSE 
1/10 TO 2/10 THIN BRASH
4/10 TO 5/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
1/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

SAINT-MICHEL-DE-BELLECHASSE TO BANC BRULE
2/10 TO 4/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY-WHITE
1/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

BANC BRULE TO ILE-AUX-COUDRES
1/10 TO 3/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
TRACE TO 2/10 GREY-WHITE
3/10 TO 5/10 NILAS AND NEW

ILE-AUX-COUDRES TO LES ESCOUMINS
1/10 TO 3/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
1/10 TO 3/10 GREY-WHITE
2/10 TO 4/10 NILAS AND NEW

SAGUENAY FIORD

PORT ALFRED TO SAINT-BASILE-DE-TABLEAU
1/10 MEDIUM FIRST YEAR
9/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
IN FAST ICE

SAINT-BASILE-DE-TABLEAU TO TADOUSSAC
1/10 TO 3/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
2/10 TO 4/10 NILAS AND NEW

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.

PIECES OF FAST ICE MAY BREAK AWAY FROM THE FAST ICE EDGES AND DRIFT INTO THE SHIPPING CHANNEL AT ANY TIME BETWEEN MONTREAL AND CAP BRULE.

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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