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Actual situation 20/04/24 15:55

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

No report
 
Finnish Ice report

FINNISH ICE REPORT 20.04.2024

The ice in the Bay of Bothnia has drifted southwest.

In the northern Bay of Bothnia 50-80 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. There are areas of open water, leads and cracks in the ice field. From Malören via Nahkiainen to Ulkokalla and further south runs a 10-25 nautical miles wide lead with drifting thick floes in places.

In the southern Bay of Bothnia 30-50 cm thick rotting fast ice in the archipelago. Off the coast runs approximately 15 nautical miles wide lead to the Quark. In the lead in places 10-40 cm thick floes. Farther west 15-50 cm thick, in places ridged, mostly close ice.

In the Quark mostly open water. In the Vaasa archipelago rotten ice to Storhästen.

In the Bothnian Sea rotten ice in places in the archipelago. Farther out ice-free. The eastern Gulf of Finland is ice-free.

In the Lake Saimaa 25-50 cm thick rotting ice and in places open areas.

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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

No report

RUSSIAN ICE REPORT 15.04.2024

GULF OF FINLAND
IN THE WATER AREAS OF NEVSKY LIP IS ICE FREE.

IN THE VYBORG BAY IS CLEAR. IN THE KOPORSK AND LUGA BAY IS CLEAR.

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Swedish Ice report

SWEDISH ICE REPORT

ISSUED: SATURDAY APR 20,2024

BAY OF BOTHNIA
IN THE BAYS AND ARCHIPELAGOS 25-80 CM FAST ICE OR CONSOLIDATED ICE. FROM MALÖREN TO OULU 1 AN AREA WITH 60-90 CM VERY CLOSE, RIDGED, ICE. AT SEA IN THE W, 20-70 CM VERY CLOSE, RIDGED, ICE. IN THE E MAINLY OPEN WATER, WITH SOME DRIFT ICE. IN THE S 10-60 CM OPEN TO VERY CLOSE ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS SW ICE DRIFT.

THE QUARK
ALONG THE SWEDISH COAST AND IN THE VAASA ARCHIPELAGO ROTTEN FAST ICE. AT SEA MAINLY OPEN WATER. IN THE NE 5-40 CM VERY OPEN TO OPEN ICE.
NEXT 24 HOURS 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.
NEXT 24 HOURS NO CHANGES.

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