Actual situation 25/04/24 15:05

FINNISH ICE REPORT 25.04.2024

In the northern Bay of Bothnia 50-80 cm thick rotting fast ice and consolidated ice to Kemi 1, Oulun portti and Raahe lighthouse. Farther out open water approximately to the longitude of Farstugrunden. Some thick floes in the area. Farther west 40-70 cm thick ridged very close ice. Areas of open water, leads and cracks in the ice field.

In the southern Bay of Bothnia rotten and rotting fast ice in the archipelago. Off the coast zones of 10-50 cm thick drift ice. Farther out open water approximately to the center line. Farther west 15-50 cm thick, in places ridged, close and very close ice approximately to the latitude of Helsingkallan.

In the Quark, east of the longitude of Gunvorsgrund, 10-40 cm thick ice of varying concentration. In the Vaasa archipelago rotten ice. On the Vaasa fairway mainly open water.

In the Bothnian Sea rotten ice in places in the archipelago. Farther out ice-free.

In the Lake Saimaa 20-50 cm thick rotting ice and open areas.

SWEDISH ICE REPORT

BAY OF BOTHNIA
IN THE BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS 25-80 CM FAST ICE OR CONSOLIDATED ICE. FROM MALÖREN TO OULU 1, AND A FLOE AT FALKENS GRUND, 60-90 CM VERY CLOSE, RIDGED, ICE. AT SEA IN THE W, 20-70 CM CLOSE TO VERY CLOSE, RIDGED, ICE. IN THE E MAINLY OPEN WATER, WITH SOME DRIFT ICE. IN THE SW 15-60 CM VERY OPEN TO VERY CLOSE ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS WEAK SW ICE DRIFT.

THE QUARK
ALONG THE SWEDISH COAST AND IN THE VAASA ARCHIPELAGO ROTTEN FAST ICE. AT SEA 10-50 CM VERY OPEN TO CLOSE ICE. OTHERWISE OPEN WATER.
NEXT 24 HOURS WEAK SW ICE DRIFT.

NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COASTS ROTTEN FAST ICE. OTHERWISE OPEN WATER OR ICE FREE. ON ÅNGERMANÄLVEN ROTTEN ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS NO CHANGES.

SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA
ALONG THE COASTS ROTTEN FAST ICE OR OPEN WATER MAY BE FOUND. OTHERWISE ICE FREE.
NEXT 24 HOURS NO CHANGES.