Table of Ice Reports, Newfoundland Area, 1945 — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Location and Remarks 



Bergs. 



Growlers 



Field ice. 



Bergs... 

 Field ice. 



Bergs... 



Field ice 

 Bergs... 



Field ice 



Field and winter ice 

 Field ice 



Bergs 



Field ice 



Bergs. 



MARCH — Continued 



Western edge moved off shore to 10 miles east of Baccalieu Island, 20 miles 

 off Cape St. Francis, 15 miles off St. John's and 15 to 18 miles off shore the 

 remaining length of Avalon Peninsula. Outer limits of field from 47-00 

 52-28 to 46-14 51-30 to 47-02 49-25 to 45-25 48-34 to 46-11 46-49 to 

 47-04 46-40 thence extending 330° true. Southern tip swinging to west- 

 ward with small pans evolving therefrom. 



Many large growlers and small bergs on inner edge of southern tip of field. 

 Concentration of bergs and growlers within 10 mile radius of 46-55 52-40. 

 Several bergs working free into open water from southern and western edges 

 of pack. 46-01 47-54, 46-20 52-47, 46-30 50-32, 46-33 52-42, 46-45 52-29, 

 46-46 52-13, 46-48 49-20, 46-50 50-01, 46-51 47-57, 46-52 51-46, 46-52 

 52-47, 46-55 52-38. 2 at 46-56 48-48, 46-57 48-45, 46-57 48-50, 46-57 

 47-54, 46-58 48-36, 2 at 46-58 48-45, 4 near 46-58 51-05, 10 in vicinity 

 46-58 51-29, 46-59 52-39, 47-00 50-25, 8 in vicinity 47-00 50-52, 47-00 

 52-41, 47-00 48-29 (small), 47-01 48-49, 47-01 48-57, 47-01 50-09, 2 near 

 47-02 49-07, 47-02 49-09, 47-02 52-01 (large), 47-02 48-53, 47-02 50-23, 

 47-02 50-25, 3 near 47-02 51-45, 47-03 49-09 (small), 2 near 47-03 49-11. 

 47-03 49-45, 47-03 50-39 (large), 3 near 47-03 51-44 (large), 47-03 48-49, 

 47-03 50-25, 47-04 48-55, 47-04 48-56, 47-04 51-23, 47-04 49-35, 47-04 

 50-23, 47-04 51-10, 2 near 47-05 48-31, 47-05 48-39, 47-05 48-41, 47-05 

 49-00, 7 in vicinity 47-05 49-03, 47-05 52-00, 3 near 47-06 48-25, 47-06 

 52-43, 47-06 52-44, 3 near 47-06 49-14, 47-07 48-40, 2 near 47-07 49-51, 

 47-07 50-23, 47-07 51-21, 3 near 47-08 49-14, 47-08 49-59, 47-08 51-21, 5 in 

 vicinity 47-08 51-57, 47-08 50-18, 47-08 52-18, 47-09 48-40, 3 near 47-09 

 49-14, 3 near 47-09 49-19, 47-09 49-59, 47-09 50-08, 47-09 50-16 (large). 

 47-09 50-41, 47-09 50-43, 47-09 51-07, 2 near 47-09 51-21, 47-09 51-45, 

 47-09 52-09, 47-10 48-40, 4 near 47-10 49-47, 2 near 47-10 49-52, 3 near 

 47-10 60-07, 2 near 47-10 50-32, 47-10 50-45, 47-10 50-57, 47-10 51-59, 

 47-10 52-02, 3 near 47-10 49-10, 47-10 51-05 (large). 47-10 51-09, 47-11 

 48-40, 5 vicinity 47-11 49-53, 2 at 47-11 49-55 (large), 47-11 50-18, 47-11 

 50-15, 47-11 50-28, 47-11 50-46, 47-11 50-51, 47-11 51-57, 47-11 50-18, 12 

 vicinity 47-11 51-02, 47-11 51-27, 11 vicinity 47-12 49-49, 47-12 49-57, 4 

 near 47-12 50-13, 47-12 52-02, 4 near 47-12 49-42, 47-12 50-19, 5 vicinitv 

 47-13 49-39, 47-13 50-01, 47-13 50-46, 47-13 50-49, 2 at 47-13 52-23, 47-13 

 49-45, 3 near 47-13 51-34, 47-14 49-27 (large), 4 near 47-14 50-03, 47-14 

 50-27, 47-14 50-30, 47-14 50-41, 47-14 51-29, 5 vicinity 47-14 49-42, 47-14 

 52-10, 47-15 49-39 (large), 47-15 50-46, 2 near 47-15 51-23, 47-15 51-59, 

 47-15 52-45, 47-16 49-26 (large), 4 near 47-16 50-13, 47-16 50-34, 3 near 

 47-16 51-05. 47-16 52-10. 3 near 47-17 49-57, 47-17 50-27, 47-17 50-29. 

 47-17 52-14. 47-18 49-15, 3 near 47-18 49-50, 47-18 50-34, 47-18 52-43. 

 47-19 50-56. 47-19 50-58. 47-20 49-38 (large), 47-20 52-13, 47-20 52-02, 

 2 near 47-21 49-48 (large), 47-21 50-56. 4 near 47-22 50-13. 47-22 50-56. 

 47-23 52-02, 3 near 47-24 49-59. 47-26 50-33 (large). 47-26 52-18. 47-28 

 50-37 (large). 47-29 52-17, 47-54 52-17. 



45-38 48-17. 45-49 47-46 (large). 5 vicinity 45-52 47-57. 45-57 47-52. 46-06 

 47-47. 



None visible from coast St. John's to Bay Bulls past 2 days. Westerly winds 

 have moved ice well off shore. 



47-09 52-28,47-13 52-41. 



Edge approximately 16 miles off shore St. John's to Baccalieu Island narrowing 

 to 5 miles off Cape Bonavista. Heavy ice from Twillingate to Bell Island 

 with 10/10 to 7/10 cover north to Belle Isle. Belle Isle Strait closely packed 

 except some open water around northwest corner. Cover 10/10 to 40 miles 

 east of Battle Harbor then observed small patches 1/10 to 10/10 with many 

 leads. No ice visible to eastward of 52-16 51-35 nowever closely packed 

 eastern edge appeared to be at 51-52 51-00 to 49-38 52-49. 



Scattered throughout field: 50-00 53-18. 50-14 53-28, 50-25 53-04, 50-31 

 53-36, 50-32 53-22, 50-34 53-14. 50-34 53-18. 50-47 53-29, 50-52 53-28, 

 50-53 53-29, 50-58 53-17, 50-58 53-29, 51-03 53-36. 51-04 53-06. 51-08 

 53-00. 51-09 53-20, 51-18 52-30, 52-05 53-26. 



Outer edge large tightly packed floes from 47-54 52-08 to 47-14 51-39 to 

 47-29 52-22 to 47-38"52-22 to 47-38 52-16 to 47-57 52-16 to 47-57 52-07. 



Several large bergs vicinity east edge above floes. Large lone bergs at 47-19 

 51-58 and 47-05 51-52. 



APRIL 



Edge vicinity 48-00 50-44. 



Closing Newfoundland ports from Fogo Island to Corner Brook. 



Western idge 10 miles off Baccalieu Island, 25 miles east of Cape St. Francis. 



and 45 miles cast of Cape Spear. 

 46-51 52-51. 47-16 52-45. 47-32 52-32. 47-34 52-00, 47-35 51-53, 47-43 



52-14, 47-45 52-28, 47-46 51-46. 

 Tongue from field extends southward to 47-56 52-34 (12 miles NNE of Cape 



St. Francis). Western edge of main field through 47-51 51-41 curving * 



eastward from 47-47 51-38 then southsoutheast through 47-36 51-41 to limit i. 



of visibility. Field from 6/10 to 8/10 cover extended east to 48-06 48-36 11 



then scattered strings and pieces to limits passing through 48-14 48-09 and 'i 



48-00 47-30. 

 47-26 51-42. 47-42 50-25. 47-42 50-43. within 10 miles of 47-45 50-00, 2 



near 47-48 49-31, 47-50 49-01, 47-52 48-32, 4 within 5 miles of 47-58 49-42, i 



48-17 60-28. 



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