FICN16 CWIS 121445 ICE FORECASTS FOR THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. EDT THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. FRIDAY. ICE EDGE IS OUTSIDE THE FORECAST REGION. WEST DAVIS - SOUTHERN HALF WEST BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF. 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE. EAST DAVIS - SOUTHERN HALF. 1 TENTH FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE EXCEPT 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTION. WEST BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF. 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE. CENTRAL BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF. BERGY WATER EXCEPT 3 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE IN THE WESTERN SECTION. CENTRAL BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF. 1 TENTH FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE EXCEPT 9 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTION. EAST BREVOORT. BERGY WATER. 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 - NORTHERN HALF EAST DAVIS - NORTHERN HALF CUMBERLAND 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