FICN16 CWIS 121445 ICE FORECASTS FOR THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. EDT TUESDAY 12 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY. ICE EDGE ESTIMATED FROM 6200N 6024W TO 6451N 5748W THEN NORTHEASTWARD. SEA ICE NORTHWEST OF THE ICE EDGE. WEST DAVIS - SOUTHERN HALF. 8 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE EXCEPT 9 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE IN THE WESTERN SECTION. CONSOLIDATED FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG THE COAST. EAST DAVIS - SOUTHERN HALF. BERGY WATER EXCEPT 9 PLUS TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE IN THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SECTION. CUMBERLAND. SPECIAL ICE WARNING IN EFFECT. 7 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE EXCEPT 9 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN SECTION. CONSOLIDATED FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST. UNUSUAL PRESENCE OF OLD ICE IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN SECTION. WEST BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF. 9 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE. CONSOLIDATED FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST. WEST BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF. 4 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING A TRACE OF OLD ICE EXCEPT 9 TENTHS FIRST-YEAR ICE INCLUDING 1 TENTH OLD ICE IN THE WESTERN SECTION. CONSOLIDATED FIRST-YEAR ICE ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST. CENTRAL BREVOORT - SOUTHERN HALF EAST BREVOORT. BERGY WATER. CENTRAL BREVOORT - NORTHERN HALF. BERGY WATER EXCEPT 5 TENTHS 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 - NORTHERN HALF EAST DAVIS - 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