Canadian Ice ServiceOttawa, Ontario Canada

Canadian Ice ServiceOttawa, Ontario Canada

MissionMission

warn marine operators of hazardous ice conditions in Canadian waters

maintain a knowledge of the ice environment

Canadian Ice ServiceArea of Responsibility

Major ClientsMajor Clients

Canadian Coast Guard Marine Shipping and

Insurance Fishing Offshore Oil and Gas and

Mining Port Authorities National Defence Research, Consultants,

OGDs, Tourism

Canadian Coast GuardCanadian Coast Guard

• Regional Ice Offices• St. John’s• Halifax• Quebec City• Sarnia

• Regional Vessel Traffic Centres• Halifax• Quebec• Iqaluit

• 5 Major Icebreakers• several minor icebreakers

Ice Reconnaissance & Direct CCG Support Image Products Image Analysis Charts Iceberg Analysis Ice Consultation Ice Climate Ice Hazard Bulletins Ice Analysis Charts

Products & ServicesProducts & Services

Visual ReconnaissanceVisual Reconnaissance

NOAA AVHRR

Satellite ImagesSatellite Images

RADARSAT

Ice Hazard BulletinsIce Hazard Bulletins

FICN17 CWIS 011500 ICE HAZARD BULLETIN FOR THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1500 UTC SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY.THE NEXT SCHEDULED BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 1500 UTC SUNDAY. ICE EDGE AT 1500 UTC ESTIMATED FROM THE NEWFOUNDLAND COAST NEAR 5030N 5730W TO 5030N 5745W TO 4820N 6045W THEN TO THE NEWFOUNDLAND COAST NEAR 4800N 5920W. POINTE-DES-MONTS TO ANTICOSTI9 PLUS TENTHS MAINLY GREY ICE WITH A TRACE OF FIRST YEAR ICE.

TADOUSSAC TO POINTE-DES-MONTS SOUTHERN HALF.ICE PRESSURE WARNING IN EFFECT.STRONG ICE PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GREYWHITE AND THIN FIRST YEAR ICE BETWEEN MONT JOLI AND LES MECHINS.7 TENTHS GREYWHITE ICE WITH 1 TENTH OF FIRST YEAR ICE.

TADOUSSAC TO POINTE-DES-MONTS NORTHERN HALF.9 TENTHS MAINLY NEW ICE WITH 1 TENTH OF FIRST YEAR ICE.

North American Ice ServiceNorth American Ice Service

National Ice Center and Canadian Ice Service