SRCN01 CWIS 151400
ICE BULLETIN FOR THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FROM MONTREAL TO LES ESCOUMINS INCLUDING THE SAGUENAY FIORD ISSUED AT 1400 UTC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024 BY MONTREAL ICE CENTRE OF THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD. NEXT BULLETIN ISSUED AT 1400 UTC TOMORROW.

GENERAL ICE CONDITIONS: 
FROM MONTREAL TO LES ESCOUMINS: FIRST-YEAR, YOUNG, AND NEW ICE.
SAGUENAY FIORD: FROM PORT-ALFRED TO TADOUSSAC: FIRST-YEAR, YOUNG AND NEW ICE.

ESTIMATED ICE CONDITIONS:

MONTREAL TO VARENNES
1/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

VARENNES TO S118
6/10 TO 7/10 NILAS AND NEW

S118 TO PTE DU LAC
TRACE GREY-WHITE
TRACE NILAS AND NEW

POINTE DU LAC TO GRONDINES
7/10 TO 9/10 NILAS AND NEW

GRONDINES TO LAPORTE BRIDGE
1/10 TO 3/10 GREY-WHITE
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY
2/10 TO 5/10 NILAS AND NEW

LAPORTE BRIDGE TO SAINT-JEAN-DE-L’ILE-D’ORLEANS
2/10 TO 3/10 GREY-WHITE
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY
1/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

SAINT-JEAN-DE-L’ILE-D’ORLEANS TO PETITE-RIVIERE-SAINT-FRANCOIS
TRACE TO 2/10 GREY-WHITE
1/10 TO 2/10 GREY
3/10 TO 6/10 NILAS AND NEW

PETITE-RIVIERE-SAINT-FRANCOIS TO CAP-AUX-OIES
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY-WHITE
TRACE TO 2/10 GREY
4/10 TO 6/10 NILAS AND NEW

CAP-AUX-OIES TO LES ESCOUMINS
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY-WHITE
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY
2/10 TO 4/10 NILAS AND NEW

SAGUENAY FIORD

PORT-ALFRED TO ANSE SAINT-JEAN
1/10 TO 2/10 THIN FIRST YEAR IN FAST ICE
8/10 TO 9/10 GREY-WHITE IN FAST ICE

ANSE SAINT-JEAN TO ILE SAINT-LOUIS
TRACE GREY-WHITE IN FAST ICE
8/10 TO 10/10 GREY IN FAST ICE
TRACE TO 2/10 NILAS IN FAST ICE

ILE SAINT-LOUIS TO TADOUSSAC
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY
TRACE TO 2/10 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:
HTTP://WWW.MARINFO.GC.CA/EN/GLACES/INDEX.ASP

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