FICN18 CWIS 221241 AAA UPDATED ICE FORECASTS FOR THE EASTERN WATERS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:27 A.M. EST THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2024 FOR TODAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:00 A.M. TODAY. STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE - EASTERN HALF. 9 TENTHS NEW ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH FIRST-YEAR ICE EXCEPT 9 PLUS TENTHS GREY-WHITE ICE NEAR THE NEWFOUNDLAND COAST. CONSOLIDATED FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG PARTS OF THE COASTS. REMAINDER UNCHANGED. CONTACT ECAREG CANADA VIA MARINE RADIO FOR ROUTING ADVICE. EAST COAST ICE ANALYSIS CHARTS CAN BE COPIED ON CFH HALIFAX AT 2222 UTC AND 0001 UTC AND ON VCO SYDNEY AT 1142 UTC AND 2331 UTC. END