SRCN01 CWIS 191400
ICE BULLETIN FOR THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FROM MONTREAL TO LES ESCOUMINS INCLUDING THE SAGUENAY FIORD ISSUED AT 1400UTC THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026 BY THE MONTREAL ICE CENTRE OF THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD. 

GENERAL ICE CONDITIONS:
MONTREAL TO LES ESCOUMINS: THIN FIRST YEAR, GREY-WHITE, GREY, NILAS AND NEW
SAGUENAY FIORD: THIN FIRST YEAR, NILAS AND NEW

ESTIMATED ICE CONDITIONS:

MONTREAL TO SOREL
2/10 TO 4/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
4/10 TO 6/10 NILAS AND NEW

SOREL TO LOUISEVILLE CURVE
4/10 TO 5/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
2/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

LOUISEVILLE CURVE TO POINTE-DU-LAC
7/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
1/10 NILAS AND NEW

POINTE-DU-LAC TO TROIS-RIVIERES
2/10 TO 3/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
4/10 NILAS AND NEW

TROIS-RIVIERES TO BECANCOUR
TRACE TO 2/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
5/10 TO 7/10 NILAS AND NEW

BECANCOUR TO GRONDINES
TRACE THIN FIRST YEAR
TRACE TO 2/10 GREY-WHITE
6/10 TO 8/10 NILAS AND NEW

GRONDINES TO SAINTE-CROIX
TRACE TO 2/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
1/10 TO 2/10 GREY-WHITE
4/10 NILAS AND NEW

SAINTE-CROIX TO SAINTE-PETRONILLE 
1/10 TO 3/10 THIN BRASH
1/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
3/10 GREY-WHITE
1/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

SAINTE-PETRONILLE TO BANC BRULE
TRACE TO 2/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
1/10 TO 3/10 GREY-WHITE
3/10 TO 5/10 NILAS AND NEW

BANC BRULE TO ILE-AUX-COUDRES
TRACE TO 1/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
TRACE TO 2/10 GREY-WHITE
2/10 TO 4/10 NILAS AND NEW

ILE-AUX-COUDRES TO LES ESCOUMINS
TRACE TO 1/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
TRACE TO 2/10 GREY-WHITE
TRACE TO 1/10 GREY
1/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

SAGUENAY FIORD

PORT ALFRED TO SAINT-BASILE-DE-TABLEAU
1/10 MEDIUM FIRST YEAR
9/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
IN FAST ICE

SAINT-BASILE-DE-TABLEAU TO ANSE SAINT-JEAN
1/10 TO 3/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
2/10 TO 4/10 NILAS AND NEW

ANSE SAINT-JEAN TO TADOUSSAC
6/10 TO 8/10 THIN FIRST YEAR
1/10 TO 3/10 NILAS AND NEW

REMARKS
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO NAVIGATE WITH EXTREME CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF AND IN ICE INFESTED WATERS AS ICE CONDITIONS MAY BE MORE EXTENSIVE AND/OR SEVERE THAN REPORTED.

PIECES OF FAST ICE MAY BREAK AWAY FROM THE FAST ICE EDGES AND DRIFT INTO THE SHIPPING CHANNEL AT ANY TIME BETWEEN MONTREAL AND CAP BRULE.

THIS BULLETIN AND MORE ICE/WEATHER PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
HTTPS://E-NAVIGATION.CANADA.CA/TOPICS/ICE/INDEX-EN

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