FICN16 CWIS 051545 ICE FORECASTS FOR THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. EST TUESDAY 5 MARCH 2024 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY. ICE EDGE IS OUTSIDE THE FORECAST REGION. WEST BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF. 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE EXCEPT 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE IN THE EASTERN SECTION. CONSOLIDATED FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG THE COAST. CENTRAL BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF. 3 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE EXCEPT 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE IN THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SECTION. CENTRAL BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF. 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE. EAST BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF. BERGY WATER EXCEPT 6 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE IN THE WESTERN SECTION. EAST BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF. BERGY WATER EXCEPT 1 TENTH FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE IN THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SECTION. 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 CUMBERLAND WEST BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF 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. END