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Actual situation 18/03/24 17:55

An automated collection of the latest international ice reports and a graphic representation of the ice situation on the fairways. The colors show the status of the reports: black is a report from today, blue a report from yesterday and green shows that there is no report within the last two days (meaning no ice or no report!).

The fairways denominations after the report (AA, BB, ...) are a link to a representation of the ice conditions of the last 10 days on the respective fairway.
Each day is given by a bar, the height gives the ice thickness, the color the ice concentration and symbols below give information about rafted or ridged ice. A ? denotes missing information.
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Danish Ice report

No report
 
Estonian Ice report

ESTONIAN ICE REPORT FC112

18.03.2024 ----

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE HARBOURS OF THE PORT SAINT-PETERSBURG AND ON THE FAIRWAY UP TO LONGITUDE LIGHTHOUSE TOLBUKHIN IS 40-50 CM THICK FAST ICE. FURTHER UP TO LONGITUDE OF HELSINKI IN THE NORTH IS 10-35 CM THICK VERY CLOSE ICE, IN THE SOUTHERN PART UP TO LATITUDE LAVASSAARE ARE CLOSE AND OPEN DRIFT ICE. FURTHER OUT IS ICE-FREE.

IN MOONSUND NEAR THE COAST IS FAST ICE 20-35 CM THICK. ON THE FAIRWAY IS Y OPEN ICE AND OPEN WATER.

IN PARNU BAY UP TO LINE LINDI-REIU IS FAST ICE 20-40 CM THICK. FURTHER OUT UP TO LINE MANILAID-VOISTE IN WESTERN PART IS VERY CLOSE ICE, IN EASTERN PART OPEN WATER. FURTHER OUT IS ICE-FREE.

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Finnish Ice report

FINNISH ICE REPORT 18.03.2024

The ice in the Gulf of Finland has drifted southwestward.

In the northern Bay of Bothnia 40-70 cm thick fast ice and consolidated ice to Kemi 3, Oulu 3 and Raahe lighthouse. Farther out, 40-70 cm thick ridged, very close ice. The ice field is in places difficult to force. There are leads and cracks in the ice field.

In the southern Bay of Bothnia 40-65 cm thick fast ice in the archipelago. North of the line Vattajanniemi - Nygrån, 10-40 cm thick very close ice, in places ridged. Farther south, to the Quark, thin very open ice including some thicker ice floes and new ice.

In the Quark, 10-50 cm thick drift ice with varying concentration. In the Vaasa archipelago 35-60 cm thick fast ice to Ensten.

In the Bothnian Sea 20-55 cm thick fast ice in the archipelago. Off the archipelago, some thick ice floes.

In the Archipelago Sea 25-50 cm thick fast ice in the inner archipelago and 10-30 cm thick ice in the outer archipelago. In places open areas in the ice field. Open water in Kihti.

In the western Gulf of Finland 10-40 cm thick fast ice in the inner archipelago. Off the coast, 10-25 cm thick open and very open ice to the line Jussarö-Kalbådagrund.

In the eastern Gulf of Finland 30-60 cm thick fast ice and level ice in the archipelago. Farther out, 10-35 cm thick very open ice to Tiiskeri. Between Tiiskeri and Kalbådagrund, close ice.

In the Lake Saimaa 30-55 cm thick ice.

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Germany  German Ice report
No report
 
Latvian Ice report
No report
 
Lithuania Lithuanian Ice report
No report
 
Norway Norwegian Ice report
No report
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Polish Ice report
No report
 
Russian Ice report

RUSSIAN ICE REPORT 18.03.2024

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE HARBORS OF THE PORT OF ST.PETERSBURG AND IN THE SECTION OF THE FAIRWAY TO THE LONGITUDE LIGHTHOUSE TOLBYKHIN THERE IS FAST ICE 40-50 CM THICK. IN THE NORTH FROM LONGITUDE LIGHTHOUSE TOLBYKHIN TO LONGITUDE LIGHTHOUSE YSSARE IS VERY CLOSE ICE. IN SOME AREAS IS OPEN FLOATING ICE.

IN THE VYBORG BAY THERE IS FAST ICE 30-40 CM THICK. IN THE ENTRANCE IS VERY CLOSE ICE. IN THE BJERKESUND STRAIT, IS FAST ICE 20-30 CM. IN THE ENTRANCE IS IS VERY CLOSE ICE. IN THE KOPORSK BAY AND THE LUGA BAY IS CLEAR. 100//=

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Swedish Ice report

SWEDISH ICE REPORT

ISSUED: MONDAY MAR 18,2024

BAY OF BOTHNIA
IN THE BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS 20-70 CM FAST ICE. AT SEA N OF BJURUKLUBB - KOKKOLA 10-70 CM VERY CLOSE, RAFTED AND RIDGED ICE. LARGE LEAD WITH NEW ICE FROM SKELLEFTEÅ - NORDSTRÖMSGRUND. IN S PART 5-20 CM VERY OPEN ICE, CLOSE TO THE COASTS VERY CLOSE ICE MAY BE FOUND.
NEXT 24 HOURS NE-E ICE DRIFT.

THE QUARK
ALONG THE SWEDISH COAST 10-40 CM FAST ICE, CONSOLIDATED ICE, OR VERY CLOSE ICE. IN VAASA ARCHIPELAGO 20-60 CM FAST ICE OR VERY CLOSE ICE. AT SEA 10-50 CM VERY OPEN TO CLOSE ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS NE-E ICE DRIFT.

NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COASTS 10-55 CM FAST ICE, LOCALLY CONSOLIDATED ICE. FURTHER OUT, IN THE NW, 10-50 CM CLOSE RAFTED ICE. IN THE E OPEN WATER WITH STRINGS AND PATCHES. ON ÅNGERMANÄLVEN 15-40 CM FAST ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS COASTAL ICE GROWTH, WEAK NE ICE DRIFT.

SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COASTS 5-45 CM FAST ICE. OFF THE COAST VERY OPEN ICE OR OPEN WATER.
NEXT 24 HOURS COASTAL ICE GROWTH. SEA OF ÅLAND IN INNER BAYS 5-20 CM FAST ICE OR THIN LEVEL ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS COASTAL ICE GROWTH AT NIGHT.

ARCHIPELAGO SEA
IN THE INNER ARCHIPELAGO 25-50 CM FAST ICE. FURTHER OUT 10-30 CM FAST ICE. AT SEA AREAS OF VERY OPEN ICE AND OPEN WATER.
NEXT 24 HOURS SOME ICE GROWTH AT NIGHT. LAKE MÄLAREN IN MÄLAREN 10-30 CM FAST ICE. IN FAIRWAYS MOSTLY OPEN WATER.
NEXT 24 HOURS SOME ICE GROWTH AT NIGHT, MELTING DAYTIME.

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE FINNISH ARCHIPELAGO 10-60 CM FAST ICE AND VERY CLOSE ICE. AT SEA IN N AND E PART 10-35 CM CLOSE TO VERY OPEN ICE. IN THE VYBORG BAY AND OUTSIDE ST PETERBURG 35-50 CM FAST ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS W ICE DRIFT, NEAR THE FIN COAST ICE GROTH AT NIGHT.

GULF OF RIGA
IN THE BAYS OF VÄINAMERI 20-35 CM FAST ICE. AT SEA IN VÄINAMERI 10-30 CM OPEN ICE. IN PÄRNU BAY 20-40 CM FAST ICE. IN THE N GULF OF RIGA 5-20 CM CLOSE ICE AND OPEN WATER.
NEXT 24 HOURS NO MAJOR CHANGE.

NORTHERN BALTIC
IN THE ARCHIPILAGO MOSTLY OPEN WATER, LOCALLY SOME FAST ICE OR AREAS OF OPEN TO CLOSE ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS DAYTIME MELTING, NIGHTTIME FREEZING.

CENTRAL BALTIC
ALONG THE SWEDISH COAST MOSTLY OPEN WATER.
NEXT 24 HOURS DAYTIME MELTING, NIGHTTIME FREEZING. LAKE VÄNERN IN N ARCHIPELAGOS AREAS OF ROTTEN FAST ICE. IN N DALBOSJÖN AREA WITH 5-15 CM OPEN ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS SOM ICE GROTH AT NIGHT.

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