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Canadian Ice Service Ottawa, Ontario Canada. Mission l warn marine operators of hazardous ice conditions in Canadian waters l maintain a knowledge of.

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1 Canadian Ice Service Ottawa, Ontario Canada

2 Mission l warn marine operators of hazardous ice conditions in Canadian waters l maintain a knowledge of the ice environment

3 Canadian Ice Service Area of Responsibility

4 Major Clients l Canadian Coast Guard l Marine Shipping and Insurance l Fishing l Offshore Oil and Gas and Mining l Port Authorities l National Defence l Research, Consultants, OGDs, Tourism

5 Canadian 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

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

7 Aircraft Data Sources Satellite Other CFR PAL Radarsat ERS NOAA DMSP Ship Shore Ice Helicopter

8 Visual Reconnaissance

9 NOAA AVHRR Satellite Images RADARSAT

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12 Ice 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 ANTICOSTI 9 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.

13 North American Ice Service National Ice Center and Canadian Ice Service


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