========================================================== Pacific Maritime Co. Ltd., Nikolaev, Ukraine phones : +380512500-401/-402/-404 fax : +380512500-403 e-mail : pacificm@agent.mk.ua web-site: www.pacific.com.ua (24 hrs watch) ========================================================== Recent years' ice campaign period statistics asf: Y2003-2004: 21 Feb - 01 Mar Y2004-2005: 06 Feb - 25 Feb Y2005-2006: 20 Jan - 16 Mar Y2006-2007: no ice campaign Y2007-2008: 05 Jan - 26 Feb Y2008-2009: 04 Jan - 02 Feb Y2009-2010: 23 Dec - 09 Mar Y2010-2011: 27 Jan - 09 Mar Y2011-2012: 28 Jan - 23 Mar Y2012-2013: 24 Dec - 24 Jan Y2013-2014: 26 Jan - 25 Feb Y2014-2015: 01 Jan - 28 Jan Y2015-2016: 05 Jan - 15 Feb ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN was CANCELLED in the approaching river channel nd all ports of Nikolaev Area, as of Mar 04, 2017 00:00 lt. ------------------------------------------------ +++++2017++++++2017++++++2017+++++++++++++++++++++ ICE CAMPAIGN was declared in the approaching river channel and ports of Nikolaev Area, including Dneprobugsky, as of January 06, 2017 00:00 lt. ICE REPORT: date/time : Mar 03 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 6 - 8 m/s air temperature day/night: + 6 C visibility : 3 - 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E - - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E - - ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E - - ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 3 5-10 in some areas floating ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 3 5-10 in some areas floating ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 2 5-10 in some areas floating ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6 5-10 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Mar 02 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: +5 C visibility : 0.2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E - - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E - - ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E - - ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 3 5-10 easy passable 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 4 10 easy passable 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 4 10 easy passable 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-10 easy passable 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 10-15 easy passable 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Mar 01 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : E-SE wind speed : 3-6 m/s air temperature day/night: +3,2 / +8,8 C visibility : 4-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - channel is ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - channel is ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - channel is ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - channel is ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 2 10-15 channel is ice free, some floating ice over the channel edge 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 4 10-15 channel is ice free, some floating ice over the channel edge 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 10-15 channel is ice free, some floating ice over the channel edge 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 10-15 channel is ice free, some floating ice over the channel edge 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 3 10-15 channel is ice free, some floating ice over the channel edge 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 4 10 easy passable ice cake, somewhere is ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-10 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 28 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : S-SW wind speed : 4-9 m/s air temperature day/night: +2+4 C visibility : 1-3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - channel is ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - channel is ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - channel is ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - channel is ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 2 10-15 channel is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 4 10-15 channel is ice free, floating ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 10-15 channel is ice free, floating ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 10-15 channel is ice free, floating ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 3 10-15 channel is ice free, floating ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 4 10 easy passable ice cake, somewhere is ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-10 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-25 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 27 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: +3.8 C visibility : 80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E - - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 4 10-15 channel ice free, floating ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 10-15 channel ice free, floating ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 6 10-15 channel ice free, floating ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7 15-20 easy passable ice cake, ice free in some areas 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 10 easy passable ice cake, ice free in some areas 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake, channel ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 10-15 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 26 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 6-8 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 40-80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 3 10 easy passable ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3 10 easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 2 10 easy passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E - - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 4 10-15 easy passable ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 10-15 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 6 10-15 easy passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7 15-20 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 15-20 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 25 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 8-10 m/s air temperature day/night: + 5 C visibility : 4nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5 10-15 ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 15 easy passable ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 10-15 medium passable ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15 medium passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15 medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 20-25 medium passable ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 24 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : S-SE wind speed : 3-7 m/s air temperature day/night: +8.8 / +4,7 C visibility : 5-8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - channel ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - channel ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - channel ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 from buoy 31 till buoy 25 - ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10 from buoy 37 - floes, ice cake, medium passable ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 10-25 easy passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 15-25 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-25 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6 15-25 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 20-25 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8 15-25 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 23 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 2-8 m/s air temperature day/night: +7 C visibility : 3-6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 3 15 ice cake 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - channel ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - channel ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - channel ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 15-30 medium passable ice floes, shearing to NE 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 15-25 channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 25-30 channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 25-30 medium passable ice, shearing to NE 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 20-25 easy passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, shearing to NE 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-25 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 22 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: +3 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 6 15 small floes, shearing to SW 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6 15 small floes, shearing to SW 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 9 15 small floes, shearing to SW 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 15 small floes, shearing to SW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 20-25 medium passable ice floes, shearing to NE, hummocks 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 15-25 medium passable ice floes, shearing to NE 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 25-30 hardly passable ice, shearing to NE, hummocks 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 25-30 hardly passable ice, shearing to NE, hummocks, rafted ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 20-25 easy passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-25 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 21 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : S-SW wind speed : 2-7 m/s air temperature day/night: +3 C visibility : 3-5 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 6 15 small floes, shearing to SW 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6 15 small floes, shearing to SW 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 9 15 small floes, shearing to SW 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 15 small floes, shearing to SW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 10-25 small floes, shearing to SW 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 10-25 medium passable ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 25-30 medium passable ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20-30 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 20 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 2-9 m/s air temperature day/night: +4.7 / +2.2 C visibility : 2-6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 15 ice cake, open water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 15 ice cake, shearing to West 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 15 medium passable ice, separate floes, shearing to West 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 10-25 medium passable ice, separate floes 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 25-30 medium passable 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-20 medium passable 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20-25 medium passable 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-25 medium passable 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20-30 medium passable 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 19 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 2-8 m/s air temperature day/night: +5 / +1 C visibility : 3 - 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 20-30 rafted ice cake, medium passable ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 25-30 hardly passable, compacting, ice floes 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 25-30 hardly passable, compacting, ice floes 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 20-25 medium passable 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 20-25 medium passable 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-30 medium passable 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20-30 medium passable 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 18 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: +1 C visibility : 4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 3 25-30 ice free, hardly passable ice floes from buoy #43 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 25-30 ice floes, ice blockages 25-30 cm 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 25-30 ice floes, ice blockages 25-30 cm 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 25-30 ice floes, ice blockages 25-30 cm 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 25-30 medium passable 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 17 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: 1 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 15 easy passable small ice floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 15-20 easy passable small ice floes 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-30 medium passable 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 10-30 medium passable 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 15-20 medium passable 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 15-20 medium passable 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 16 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NNW wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -3 C visibility : 5-7 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 15 sludge ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 easy passable small ice floes 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-30 medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-30 hardly passable compact ice floes 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 15 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 15 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 6 20-30 easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 20-30 easy passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10-30 hardly passable, shearing to SE 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-30 medium passable, shearing to SE 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 10-30 medium passable 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 medium passable 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 25-30 medium passable 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 14 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NNW wind speed : 6-10 m/s air temperature day/night: -3.5 / -8 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6 10 easy passable ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 20 easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 20 easy passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20 easy passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 ice free in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 20-30 ice free in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 13 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NNW wind speed : 4-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -1,4 / -5,2 C visibility : 4-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 10 broken ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 20 broken ice, ice isthmuses 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 20 ice floes, shearing to the S 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 12 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 6-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -4 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 8 2 young ice 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 9 15 ice floe, shearing to the W, compacting 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 20 broken ice 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 15 ice floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20 broken ice, compacting, hummocks 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 11 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -11 C visibility : 3-7 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 2 5 small floe, ice floes shearing to West 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6 5 Shuga, broken ice shearing to West 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 5 Broken ice 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 20 small floe shearing to West 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 30-40 pressed broken ice, compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 20-30 medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 25-30 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 10 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NNE wind speed : 7-11 m/s air temperature day/night: -4.5/-12 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5 5 ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 15-20 medium passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 20-30 hardly passable compacted ice in the channel, hummocks & ice isthmus up to 50 cm 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 25-30 hardly passable compacted ice in the channel, ice isthmus up to 40 cm 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 09 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 12-14 m/s air temperature day/night: -4/-7 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 7 15 easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 2 20 ice, ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20 hardly passable close floating ice, shifting to the W 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20 hardly passable ice, ice isthmuses up to 50 cm 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable small ice floes in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 08 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 14 m/s air temperature day/night: -3,5/-5,7 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 15 ice free up to buoy #12. Small ice floes, shearing to W, buoys under ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 15 small ice floes, buoys under small ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 15 small ice floes, shearing to the W 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 20 channel is ice free up to buoy #31. Medium passable small ice floes, shearing to the W 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20 hardly passable close floating ice, ice fields shifting to the W, ice hummocks and isthmuses up to 40 cm 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20 close floating ice of extremely hard passability, ice isthmuses up to 50 cm 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 07 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: -1/-2 C visibility : 10-12 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8-9 15-20 easy passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 hardly passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 15-20 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 06 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: +1 C visibility : 2-5 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 15-20 easy passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 05 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 2-4 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 compacting, medium passable ice floes 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 medium passable, shearing to NW 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable, shearing to NW 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 04 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SSE wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: +5/+1C visibility : 1-2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 2 15 open water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 15-20 compacting, medium passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 03 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : E-SE wind speed : 2-7 m/s air temperature day/night: -4/-6 C visibility : 2-4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 2 15 open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 2 15 open water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 25-30 from buoy #35 ice cake, compacting, hummock up to 30 cm 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 02 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: -1 C visibility : 60 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 from buoy #35 ice cake, medium passable, shuga 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 01, 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -10 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 1-2 young ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice floes, somewhere hummock up to 30 cm 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 15-20 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 31 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 2-3 m/s air temperature day/night: -10 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 7 15 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 30 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 2-7 m/s air temperature day/night: -3.5...-11 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15 medium passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 5 ice floes, young ice, shearing to SW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 consolidated compressed medium passable ice for seagoing vessels, ice isthmus from buoy # 33 to buoy # 35 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 29 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 2-4 m/s air temperature day/night: -4.8-4.2 C visibility : 3-6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 6 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20 consolidated compressed medium passable ice for seagoing vessels ice isthmus from buoy # 33 to buoy # 35 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 28 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : N-NW wind speed : 4-6 m/s air temperature day/night: -5-7 C visibility : 30 kbt ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 10 easy passable open water in the channel 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 6 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20 consolidated compressed ice, heavy passable 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable compressed ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable compressed small floes in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 15-20 medium passable ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 27 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -10 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 10 ice free till buoy #20, ice cake, shearing to S 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10-15 medium passable ice cake, ice compression 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 ice floe, shearing to S, heavy ice compression, ice isthmus up to 40 cm 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 15-20 medium passable compacted ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 15-20 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable pressed ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 26 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 10-15 m/s air temperature day/night: -6 / 0 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 10 ice free till buoy #20, easy passable ice cake in the channel, shearing to S 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 medium passable ice cake in the channel, compacting 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 hardly passable very compacted ice, humocking up to 40 cm 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable pressed ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 medium passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable pressed ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 25 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: -6 / 0 C visibility : 50 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 24 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE-NE wind speed : 3-4 m/s air temperature day/night: -1 / 0 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3 10 easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 10 easy passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake, slight compression 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable compacted ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 23 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: 1 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 6 10-15 ice cake from buoy 16 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10 ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 22 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : W-NW wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -1 C visibility : 20-30 cbls nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 9 10 medium passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 21 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -7 C visibility : 4-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15-20 medium passable 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15-20 medium passable 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 medium passable 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 easy passable 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 20 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NNE wind speed : 2-7 m/s air temperature day/night: -5 / -8 C visibility : 3-6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 10 separate ice floes, hummocked ice isthmus 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 10 shuga, ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10 drifting ice floes, shearing, buoys submerge 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 drifting ice floes, shearing, compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 7 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable compressed ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable compressed ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 19 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 10-13 m/s air temperature day/night: -5 / -8 C visibility : 4-6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 10-15 separate ice floes, shearing to S 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 10-15 compressed ice, difficult passability, compacting 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 10-15 ice cake, somewhere is ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 15-20 easy passable ice cake, somewhere is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 7 10-15 channel is ice free, beyond channel edge is ice cake and shearing to SW 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 solid ice, medium passability, shearing to SW 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 ice cake, medium passability, crusted ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 compressed ice, difficult passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 compressed crusted ice, medium passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 compressed crusted ice, medium passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 compressed crusted ice, medium passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 18 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: -3 C visibility : 50 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 10 separate ice floes, shearing to S 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 10 ice shuga, ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10 drifting ice floes, shearing, buoys under ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 drifting ice floes, shearing, compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 7 10-15 channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable pressed ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable pressed ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 17 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : N-NE wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -5 C visibility : 20-30 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 7 10 clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 10-15 open ice fields 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 16 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 4-5 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 / - 4 C visibility : 4-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 10-15 easy passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 medium passable ice fields 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 medium passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 medium passability, ice shifting SE 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15 easy passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10 easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice, ice shifting NW 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 15 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SSE wind speed : 2-7 m/s air temperature day/night: -5,5/-2,0 C visibility : 2-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 medium passable ice fields, in some areas difficult passable, shifting northbound 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 medium passable ice fields, in some areas difficult passable, shifting northbound 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 difficult passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 14 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SSE wind speed : 12-14 m/s air temperature day/night: -1 C / 0 C visibility : 4-9 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 medium passable ice fields, in some areas difficult passable, shifting northbound 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 medium passable ice fields, in some areas difficult passable, shifting northbound 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 difficult passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 13 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : WSW wind speed : 4-5 m/s air temperature day/night: -3 C visibility : 20 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 15 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake, in some areas difficult passabile 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 12 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -3 C visibility : 20 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 10-15 medium passable ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 7-9 10-15 medium passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 11 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 4-5 m/s air temperature day/night: -9-10 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5 10-15 easy passable ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15 easy passable ice 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 easy passable ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 easy passable ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 easy passable ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15 brash ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10 brash ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 easy passable ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passable ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 10 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 5-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -6-9 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 5-10 young easy passable ice in the channel 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 7 5-10 young easy passable ice in the channel 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 rafting of consolidated medium passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 rafting of consolidated medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5 young easy passable ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 09 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: -9 C visibility : 2-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 5-10 young easy passable ice in the channel 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 7 5-10 young easy passable ice in the channel 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 rafting of consolidated medium passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 rafting of consolidated medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5 young easy passable ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 08 2017 / 1600 lt wind direction : W-NNE wind speed : 1-5 m/s air temperature day/night: -11 C visibility : 0.5-3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 5-10 young easy passable ice in the channel 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 7 5-10 young easy passable ice in the channel 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 rafting of consolidated medium passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 rafting of consolidated medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 young easy passable ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5 young easy passable ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 07 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : N-NW wind speed : 12-17 m/s air temperature day/night: -10/-12 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 7 5-7 clear water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 5-7 easy passable ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5-7 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9-10 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9-10 3-5 clear water 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E - - clear water 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 3-5 clear water 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 06 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 3-4 m/s air temperature day/night: -2/-7 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - clear water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 3-5 clear water, ice out of edge 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5-7 3-5 clear water, ice out of edge 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9-10 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9-10 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9-10 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 3-5 clear water 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6 3-5 clear water 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 05 2017 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 7-10 m/s air temperature day/night: -1 C visibility : 3-5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - clear water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5-7 5-7 easy passable ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E - - clear water 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E - - clear water 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 5 5-7 easy passable ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8-10 3-5 easy passable ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- +++++++2016++++++++++++++2016+++++++++2016 ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN was declared in the approaching river channel and ports of Nikolaev Area, including Dneprobugsky, as of January 05, 2016 00:00 lt. ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN was CANCELLED in the approaching river channel nd all ports of Nikolaev Area, as of Feb 15, 2016 12:00 lt. ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 14 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 10-15 m/s air temperature day/night: +8.5 C visibility : 30-50 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 3 3-5 separate floes somewhere, ice free in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 3 3-5 separate floes somewhere, ice free in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 to 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 to 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel, compating floes somewhere 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 3 to 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel, compating floes somewhere 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel, compating floes somewhere 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 2 1 separate floes somewhere, ice free in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 13 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 2 m/s air temperature day/night: +5 C visibility : 8 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 3 3-5 ice free in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 3 3-5 ice free in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 3 up to 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 2 1 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 12 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: +4 C visibility : 50 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 1 3-5 ice free in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 1 3-5 ice free in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 up to 10 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 up to 10 easy passable drifting ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 3 up to 10 ice free in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 10-15 medium passable ice floes in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 10-20 ice cake in the channel,separate medium passable ice floes 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5 up to 10 ice free in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 11 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 14-16 m/s air temperature day/night: +3.6 C visibility : 40-60 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 3-5 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 3-5 easy passable ice floes in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 up to 10 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 3-5 easy passable ice floes in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 3-5 easy passable young ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 up to 10 ice cake in the channel,separate medium passable ice floes 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 up to 10 easy passable ice floes in the channel, somewhere is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 10 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 5-8 m/s air temperature day/night: +3.6 C visibility : 50-/80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 3-5 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 3-5 easy passable ice floes in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 up to 10 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 3-5 easy passable ice floes in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 3-5 easy passable young ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 up to 10 ice cake in the channel,separate medium passable ice floes 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 up to 10 easy passable ice floes in the channel, somewhere is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 09 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : E-SE wind speed : 5-7 m/s air temperature day/night: +4/-2 C visibility : 80-90 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 3-4 5 easy passable ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6-8 5-10 ice from buoy #22 to buoy #25,further is ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 up to 15 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 5-7 easy passable small floe 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 7 5-10 easy passable small floe in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 5-7 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-25 medium passable compressed ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 up to 5 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 08 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 3-6 m/s air temperature day/night: - 1.3 C visibility : 80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 5-10 somewhere is ice free in the channel, young ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-7 young ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 5-7 young ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 3-5 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 3-5 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 10-20 medium passable compressed ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 07 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : N/NW wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: - 2 C visibility : 80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 5 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 5 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E - - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 10-15 the channel is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 6 10 the channel is ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 6 10 the channel is ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7 10 the channel is ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 06 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : N/NW wind speed : 8-10 m/s air temperature day/night: + 3.5...+0.5 C visibility : 30-40 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 5 broken ice, ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 5 broken ice, ice floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5 10-15 ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 10-15 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice, somewhere is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 6 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 6 10 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7 10 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice, somewhere is ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 05 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: + 1.3 C visibility : 80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8-10 15 ice floes passing 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 ice floes passing,shearing to SE 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 15-20 ice floes in the channel,medium passable ice, somewhere are ice isthmus 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6-7 10-15 ice floes in the channel,medium passable ice, somewhere is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 6-7 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 6-7 10 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6-7 10 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6-7 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 04 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE-ENE wind speed : 4-8 m/s air temperature day/night: + 6 C visibility : 10-20 cbls (fog) ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 7 20 ice floes passing,shearing to NW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 ice floes in the channel,hardly passable ice, somewhere are ice isthmus 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 ice floes in the channel,medium passable ice, somewhere is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 10 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 03 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: + 3.5 C visibility : 5 cbls (fog) ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - open floating ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - open floating ice, ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - open floating ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10-15 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice, somewhere is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice, somewhere is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 10-15 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 10-15 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6 10-15 ice floes in the channel,easy passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 02 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2 C visibility : 60 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - 30 ice free, from buoy #13 to buoy #15 ice floe 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - 20 ice floes passing,shearing from buoy #25 to buoy #33 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 01 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 8-10 m/s air temperature day/night: + 5-2.5 C visibility : 20-40 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15-20 from buoy #22 to buoy #23 ice floe,from buoy #23 to buoy #25 ice free, from buoy #25 to buoy #31 ice floe, shearing to NW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15 ice floes, shearing to N 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable small floe in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 31 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2,8 C visibility : 30 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 20 from buoy #31 to buoy #25 small floes, ice floes, shifting to the North, further on - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10-15 medium passable ice in the channel, shifting to the North 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 30 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 4-5 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2 C visibility : 50-80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 20 from buoy #31 to buoy #25 small floes, ice floes, shifting to the North, further on - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20 small floes, ice floes, shifting to the North 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 easy passable small floes in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-25 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 29 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 8-9 m/s air temperature day/night: + 4-6 C visibility : 40 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20-25 medium passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-25 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 28 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: +1,4 C visibility : 80 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3 10 ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 15 ice floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 27 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE/E wind speed : 3-6 m/s air temperature day/night: -2.5/-5 C visibility : 20-30 cbls ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 small floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 26 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: -3 C visibility : 10-15 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 small floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 25 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 3-5 m/s air temperature day/night: -13 C visibility : 30-60 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-20 from buoy #25 small floe 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel,shuga concentration from buoy #27 to #37 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15-20 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 24 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: -13 C visibility : 50 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - from buoy #12 hardly passable ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice shuga 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20-30 ice �ompacting and rafting, medium passable 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 8-10 medium passable consolidated ice cake in the channel, shearing to SE 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 8-10 medium passable consolidated ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 8-10 medium passable consolidated ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-20 medium passable rafted ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake in the channel, compacting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 up to 15 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 23 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : W-NW wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: -1 C visibility : 30 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / concentration / thickness / remarks #. LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3-5 10-15 ice cake, shearing 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 ice cake, shearing to S 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 hardly passable ice, �ompacting, shearing to S 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable consolidated ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable consolidated ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 medium passable consolidated ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable rafted ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passable rafted ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 22 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : N-NW wind speed : 5-8 m/s air temperature day/night: -7 -10 C visibility : 40-80 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6 8-10 easy passable 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 6 8-10 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 8-10 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 hardly passable ice,ice motion to the south 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 3-5 young pancake ice, easy passable 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 3-5 ice formation, young ice floes 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 medium passable ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 21 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 5-6 m/s air temperature day/night: -1,5 C visibility : 70-90 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 3-5 easy passable ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 3-5 easy passable young pancake ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 3-5 ice formation, young ice floes 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 5 easy passable ice cake in the channel, 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10 easy passable ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15 medium passable ice, thickness of ice up to 30 cm in ice isthmus 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 20 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 15 m/s air temperature day/night: -3 C visibility : 20 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 2-5 easy passable ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 2-5 ice rind, massive ice forming 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 2-5 ice rind, massive ice forming 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 2-5 ice rind, massive ice forming 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10 medium passable ice in the channel, shearing to SE 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 medium passable ice in the channel, shearing to SE 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 2 easy passable young pancake ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 2 easy passable young pancake ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 18 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 15 m/s air temperature day/night: -3 C visibility : 20 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E - - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-8 easy passable ice floes in the channel,somewhere is ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-8 easy passable ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 2-3 5-8 ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 17 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : N-NW wind speed : 8-10 m/s air temperature day/night: +0.8/+1.5 C visibility : 30-50 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 2 5-8 ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 7-8 5-8 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E - - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 5-8 small ice cake in the channel, somewhere ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 5-8 small ice cake in the channel, somewhere ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-8 easy passable ice floes in the channel, somewhere ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5 5-8 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-8 medium passable ice floes in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 8-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 2-3 5-8 ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 16 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : E-SE wind speed : 10-12 m/s air temperature day/night: +2.7/+2.5 C visibility : 70-80 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 3 5-8 ice cake 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 7-8 5-8 drifting ice small floes, shearing to W 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 7-8 5-8 Small floe 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 5-8 Small floe, shearing to W 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 7-8 3-8 small ice cake in the channel, somewhere ice free, shearing to W 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 1-2 8 small ice cake in the channel, somewhere ice free, shearing to W 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5-8 8 small ice cake in the channel, somewhere ice free, shearing to W 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5-8 8-10 easy passable ice floes in the channel, somewhere ice free, shearing to W 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5 8-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 6-8 8-10 medium passable ice floes in the channel, shearing to W 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9-10 8-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, shearing to NW 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 2-3 3-8 channel ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 15 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : W-NW wind speed : 5-8 m/s air temperature day/night: +5.2/+0.5 C visibility : 50 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 8 5-10 Small floe, rafting in some areas 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5 5-10 Small floe 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 5-10 Small floe 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 5-10 Small floe 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5 5-10 Small floe 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 14 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : ESE wind speed : 1-4 m/s air temperature day/night: +3 C visibility : 50 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - open water, separately floating ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - open water, separately floating ice 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - moving ice floes, ice isthmus in some areas 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 5-10 channel is ice-free, rotten ice floes 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6-8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5-6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8-9 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free, 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 2 5-10 channel is ice-free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 5-10 channel is ice-free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 13 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SSW wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: +5 C visibility : 60 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free, 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 5-10 channel ice-free, big floes of rotten ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6-8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5-6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8-9 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free, 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 2 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 12 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 10-12 m/s air temperature day/night: +1 C visibility : 8 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 5 10-15 from buoy #3 open floating ice cake, easy passable 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5 10-15 open floating ice cake, easy passable 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 10-15 open floating ice cake, easy passable 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15-20 buoy ##22-25 shuga, hard passability, from buoy #25 open floating small ice cake, easy passable 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 1-2 5-10 channel ice-free, big floes of rotten ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6-8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, shearing to SW 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5-6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8-9 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free, shearing to SW 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 2 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 11 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 6-10 m/s air temperature day/night: +1,7/+1,6 C visibility : 10-20 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 2 5 open water carry out to sea 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E - - ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 7 5-10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 10 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : W-NW wind speed : 1-3 m/s air temperature day/night: +3/-1 C visibility : 40-70 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E - - ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 5 partly ice free, partly compact ice 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 5 ice floe and hardly passable ice next to buoy # 27-29, further on is easy passable ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel, somewhere is ice-free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6 5-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 09 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 5-7 m/s air temperature day/night: +1/-3 C visibility : 70 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 15 ice cake from buoy #12 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 ice floe, compacting 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 shearing to the east SE 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 shearing to the east SE 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 shearing to the east SE 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 shearing to the east SE, compacting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channe, ice-free somewhere 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channe, ice-free somewhere 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channe, ice-free somewhere 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 08 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: +5 C visibility : 3, dense fog ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 15 ice cake from buoy #12 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 ice floe, compacting 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-20 ice floes in the channel, rafting, shearing to the east 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-20 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-20 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9-10 10-15 medium passable small ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8-9 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 07 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 6-8 m/s air temperature day/night: -1,2 C visibility : 5, dense fog ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E - - ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 10 hardly passable compacted ice,ice motion to the West 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 10 ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 hardly passable compacted ice,ice motion to the west 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10 hardly passable compacted ice,ice motion to the west 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 10-15 medium passable compacted ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 10-15 medium passable compacted ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 7 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 06 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 2-3 m/s air temperature day/night: -5,8 C visibility : 30-40 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 10 10-15 large ice cake 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 10-15 hardly passable compacted ice,ice motion to the West 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 10 large ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 hardly passable compacted ice,ice motion to the west 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 easy passable ice from buoy #43 to buoy #39, further on ice floes 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20-40 ice hummocking, hardly passable ice,ice motion to the West 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-40 ice hummocking, hardly passable ice,ice motion to the West 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable small ice cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 05 2016 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 7-12 m/s air temperature day/night: -9 C visibility : 30-40 ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 10 easy passable small floe on green edge 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E - - clear water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15 unbroken ice from buoy 31, ice sharing to S 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 ice hummocking, rafting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 5-10 ice hummocking, ice sharing to S 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 easy passable small cake in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-10 easy passable small cake in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5 easy passable small cake in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ---------------------------------------------------- ========================================================== ========================================================== Previous years 2012-2016 ========================================================== ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN was CANCELLED in the approaching river channel and all ports of Nikolaev Area, as of January 28, 2015 00:00 lt. ------------------------------------------------ ICE CAMPAIGN was declared in the approaching river channel and ports of Nikolaev Area, including Dneprobugsky, as of January 01, 2015 00:00 lt. ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 27 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW-S wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: +1.7 C visibility : 5-20 kbt ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for sea-going vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5 10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for sea-going vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 7 10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for sea-going vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 26 2015 / 0000 lt wind direction : ENE wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: +2 C visibility : 4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for sea-going vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5 10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for sea-going vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 7 10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for sea-going vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 23 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 5-7 m/s air temperature day/night: +3.2 C visibility : 2 kbt ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 10-15 ice shearing to SW,medium passability for sea-going vessels 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 10-15 significant ice shearing to the SW, medium passability for sea-going vessels, ice compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 10-20 significant ice shearing to SW,medium passability for sea-going vessels, ice compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 solid ice, medium passability for sea-going vessels, significant ice shearing to SE 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 10-15 easy passable broken ice, shearing to SE 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice, slight shearing to S 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 5-15 easy passable broken ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 6 5-15 easy passable ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6 5-10 shearing to SW, medium passability for sea-going vessels 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 22 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: 2 C visibility : 1 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 10 broken ice in the channel from buoy 23 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 10-15 ice shearing to the NW, medium passability for sea-going vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 6 10-15 significant ice shearing to NW,medium passability for sea-going vessels, ice compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 10-20 significant ice shearing to NW,medium passability for sea-going vessels, ice compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 solid ice, medium passability for sea-going vessels, significant shearing to SE 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10-15 easy passable broken ice, shearing to SE 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice, slight shearing to S. 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 5-15 easy passable broken ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 6 5-10 easy passable ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 20 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 2 m/s air temperature day/night: 2 C visibility : 1 kbt ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 ice floes,ice shearing to the NW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 ice shearing to the NW, medium passability for sea-going vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 broken ice in the channel, shearing to NW,medium passability for sea-going vessels, ice compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15 broken ice,medium passability for sea-going vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9-10 15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15 shearing to NW, broken ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 19 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : S-SE wind speed : 4-6 m/s air temperature day/night: 4.4 C visibility : 0.1-4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 ice floes,ice shearing to the NW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 ice shearing to the NW, medium passability for sea-going vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 ice floes in the channel, shearing to NW,medium passability for sea-going vessels, ice compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15 broken ice,medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9-10 15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15 shearing to NW, broken ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 18 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: 3 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5 15 small floes 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 15 small floes, medium passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15-20 ice floe,ice shearing to the W,medium and hard passability 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8-9 20 ice shearing to the NW, medium passability for sea-going vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8-9 20 considerable ice drifting to the NW,compacting, medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8-9 15 considerable ice drifting to the NW,compacting, medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 17 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 10 kbt ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 10-20 NW drifting ice,separate ice floes in the channel. 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8-9 10-20 NW drifting ice,separate ice floes in the channel, easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels. 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8-9 10-20 NW drifting ice,separate ice floes in the channel, medium passable broken ice for sea-going vessels. 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8-9 10-20 NW drifting ice,separate ice floes in the channel, medium passable broken ice for sea-going vessels. 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-20 NW drifting ice,separate ice floes in the channel, medium passable broken ice for sea-going vessels. 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel. 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel. 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel. 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel. 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 16 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: +0 C visibility : 1 kbt, fog ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 10 separate ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 separate ice floes, easy passability 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 15 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : E-SE wind speed : 3-4 m/s air temperature day/night: +2 C visibility : 2-3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-20 small floes from buoy 33. easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 14 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: +1...2 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 20 easy passable ice cake from buoy 25 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel, ice shearing to NE 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 13 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: +2 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free, 10 points, hummocks of 10-20 cm thickness from buoy 29 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 12 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: +0.5 C visibility : 1 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 10 easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 7 15 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-20 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 easy passable broken ice for sea-going vessels in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 11 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : SSW wind speed : 11-15 m/s air temperature day/night: +4...3 C visibility : 3-4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 3 drift ice floes 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3 10-15 drift ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10-15 medium passable compact ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 25 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passable ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 easy passable ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 10 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 9 m/s air temperature day/night: +1 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E Ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E Ice free till buoy 16 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15-20 difficult passable floating ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15 medium passable compact ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 25 brash ice, consolidated difficult passable ice, compacting ice thickness 15-20 cm in the edge 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20 consolidated medium passable ice for sea-going vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15 medium passable ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 medium passable ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 medium passable ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 08 2015 / 1900 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: -15 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E Ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E Ice free, new ice from buoy 12 til buoy 15 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 35 brash ice, consolidated, compacting. Intact ice between buoy 16 and buoy 20. Ice thickness 15 cm in the edge. 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 35 brash ice, consolidated, compacting. Ice thickness 15 cm in the edge 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 35 brash ice, consolidated, compacting. Ice thickness 15 cm in the edge 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable ice, compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 medium passable ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 medium passable ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 medium passable ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 medium passable ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 08 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: -17 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E Ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E Ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E Ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 medium passable broken ice, drift to SE 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9 10-15 medium passable intact ice, compacting, drift to S 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable intact ice, compacting, drift to S 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable intact ice, compacting, drift to S 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 10 medium passable intact ice, compacting, drift to S, some areas hummocks up to 20 cm thickness 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 10 medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 10 medium passable ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-10 medium passable ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 5-10 medium passable ice,some areas hummocks up to 20 cm thickness 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 07 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 12-18 m/s air temperature day/night: -12 C visibility : 5-6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E Ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E Ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E Ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-15 medium passable broken ice, drift to SE 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 medium passable broken ice, compacting buoy 35-37, drift to SE 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 medium passable intact ice in the channel, drift to SE 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 medium passable intact ice in the channel, drift to SE 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-10 medium passable broken ice in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6-7 5-10 medium passable broken ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-10 medium passable broken ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5 easy passable broken ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5 easy passable broken ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 06 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E Ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E Ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E Ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10 medium passable broken ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-12 medium passable broken ice in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 8 medium passable broken ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 8 medium passable broken ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10 medium passable broken ice in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 6-8 easy passable broken ice in the channel 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-7 easy passable broken ice in the channel 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8 5 easy passable broken ice in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 05 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 11 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E clear water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10 easy passable 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 medium passable broken ice, compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting,drift to E 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting,drift to E 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting,drift to E 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10 medium passable broken ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-10 medium passable broken ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-7 easy passable broken ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 3-5 easy passable broken ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 04 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 11 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E clear water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15-20 medium passable small floe from buoy 19 till buoy 22 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15-20 medium passable ice cake from buoy 22 till buoy 27, floe from buoy 27 till buoy 31.Small shearing to SE 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting,ice drift to E 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting,ice drift to E 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting,ice drift to E 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9 10 medium passable broken ice, compacting,ice drift to E 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10 medium passable ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 10 medium passable ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 5-10 easy passable broken ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 5-10 easy passable broken ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 03 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: +0.5 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 20 clear water till buoy 13, from buoy 13 medium passable ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 20 medium passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 20 medium passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10 medium passable broken ice, in some areas hummocking up to 10 cm 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 8-10 medium passable broken ice, in some areas hummocking up to 10 cm 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 8 medium passable broken ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 8 medium passable young ice with thaw holes 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7 8 medium passable young ice, hummocking 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 7 8 easy passable young ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 5 5-8 easy passable young ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5 5-8 easy passable young ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 02 2015 / 0400 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: - 7 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow / Concentration /thickness/remarks #.LA/LO grade (cm) 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E clear water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 20 channel clear, outside channel intact ice field 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 20 in channel frozen ice brash, outside channel intact ice field 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 20 in channel frozen ice brash, outside channel intact ice field 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10 hard passable intact ice, hummocking in some areas 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 8-10 medium passable broken ice, in some areas intact ice fields 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 8 medium passable broken ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 6 medium passable new broken ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7 6 medium passable new broken ice, hummocking 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 7 6 easy passable new ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 5 3-6 easy passable new ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5 3-6 easy passable new ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only =========================================================== =========================================================== Previous years ICE CAMPAIGN was CANCELLED in the approaching river channel and all ports of Nikolaev Area, as of February 25, 2014 00:00 lt. ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN was declared in the approaching river channel and ports of Nikolaev Area, including Dneprobugsky, as of January 26, 2014 12:00 lt. ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 24 2014 / 04:00 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 8-13 m/s air temperature day/night: 4 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 2 10 ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 2 5 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9 10 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E ice free in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10 small floes in the channel, separate compact floes, easy passability for seagoing vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 5 easy passability, ice free somewhere 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 1 5 ice free in the channel 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 1 5 ice free in the channel 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels, ice free somewhere 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 5 5 easy passability, ice free somewhere 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 5 easy passability, ice free somewhere 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 21 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 1 m/s air temperature day/night: 7 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8 up to 10 small floes, drifting ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 up to 10 small floes, drifting ice 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 up to 10 small floes, drifting ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 10-15 ice free in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 20 2014 / 02:30 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 5-10 m/s air temperature day/night: 7 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability, ice free somewhere, shearing to NE 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 compacted floes in the channel, medium passability, hummocks 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 10-15 compacted floes in the channel, medium passability, shearing to SW 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 compact ice in the channel, medium passability, significant shearing to SW 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, medium passability, ice free somewhere shearing to N 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, compacted, hard passability, shearing to N 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere shearing to SW 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 10-15 ice free in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 19 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : NNW wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: 4 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 3 10-15 ice cake, shearing to N 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 4 10-15 ice cake, shearing to N 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 10-15 ice floes, shearing to N 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10-30 ice floes, shearing to N 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5 10-15 ice cake, slight shearing to N 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 compacted floes in the channel, medium passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 10-15 compacted floes in the channel, medium passability, shearing to SE 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 compact ice in the channel, medium passability, significant shearing to SE 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, medium passability, ice free somewhere 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, compacted, hard passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 10-15 ice free in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 18 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : NNW wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: 3 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5-6 10 ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 10 ice floes, easy passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10-9 10 ice floes, easy passability, shearing to SW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 ice cake, medium passability, somewhere hard passability for seagoing vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels, ice free somewhere 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, shearing to SE 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 compact ice in the channel, hard passability, significant shearing to SE 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, compacted, hard passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, compacted, hard passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3 10-15 ice free in the channel 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 17 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : SSE wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: 4 C visibility : 30 cables ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6 10 ice cake from buoy 13 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 10 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 10 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 10-15 easy passability, ice cake, shearing to N, compact floes, medium passability for seagoing vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, medium passability, ice isthmus somewhere 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8-9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 14 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: 5 C visibility : 1 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5 20 shearing to N 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 30 medium passability, drifting ice floes, shearing to N 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 compacting in the channel, hard passability for seagoing vessels, shearing to N 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 compacting in the channel, hard passability for seagoing vessels, shearing to N, ice isthmus in the area of buoy 55 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 compacting in the channel, hard passability for seagoing vessels, shearing to N, ice isthmus in the area of buoy 63 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 13 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: 8 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 30 ice free, from buoy 25 to buoy 31 hard passability, significant shearing to N 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-30 from buoy 31 to buoy 35 hard passability,significant shearing to N, ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, shearing to N 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels shearing to N 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels shearing to N 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 12 2014 / 04:00 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 2-4 m/s air temperature day/night: 1.5 C visibility : 0.1 nm other phenomena : fog ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 11 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : WSW wind speed : 2-4 m/s air temperature day/night: 2 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20 from buoy 35 to buoy 37 easy passability, 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20-30 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20-30 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-30 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20 ice cake in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 20 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- Feb 10, 2014 There was no traffic in the channel due to dense fog. No ice-convoy performed. -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 07 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : ESE wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: - 6 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 9 20-25 forming 5 cable length to buoy 15 - ice cake, open floating ice, easy passability, shearing along the channel to NW 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 9 20-25 ice cake, open floating ice, easy passability to buoy 19, shearing along the channel to W, ice free from buoy 19 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 15-20 open water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20-30 from buoy 31 to buoy 33 ice cake, open floating ice, easy passability, from buoy 33 shuga, hard passability, 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability, hard turn to channel elbow 9 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability, hard turn to channel elbow 10 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15 ice cake, consolidated ice, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 06 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: - 5 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 4 10 open water. ice cake, medium passability from buoy 12 to buoy 16 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability, hard turn to channel elbow 9 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability, hard turn to channel elbow 10 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20 ice cake, consolidated ice, medium passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 15 ice cake, consolidated ice, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 05 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: - 7 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 4 10 open water. compacting up to 30 cm in the area of buoy 15-16 from center to green border, ice free from center to red border 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 20-30 small floes. compacting up to 30 cm in the area of buoy 16 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 4 10 open water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, significant compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, compacting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 20 broken ice in the channel , medium passability for seagoing vessels,no shearing, no compacting 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 03 2014 / 23:00 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: - 8 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6 15 ice from buoy 13, hummocking to buoy 16, ice cake from center to green border, ice free from center to red border 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-30 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 20 ice cake, consolidated ice in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing, no compacting 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 20 broken ice in the channel , medium passability for seagoing vessels,no shearing, no compacting 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Feb 03 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: - 10 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 15 ice from buoy 15, hummocking to buoy 6, hard passability,compacting 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 15 hard passability, compacting 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 0 ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 20 ice cake, consolidated ice, shuga, from buoy 33 to buoy 35 ice isthmus 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 20 ice cake. in channel broken, medium passability for seagoing vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 20 ice cake. in channel broken, medium passability for seagoing vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 20 ice cake. in channel broken, medium passability for seagoing vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 20-30 ice cake. in channel broken, medium passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 20-30 ice cake. in channel broken, medium passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-30 ice cake. in channel broken, medium passability for seagoing vessels 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10-15 ice cake. in channel broken, medium passability for seagoing vessels 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 31 2014 / 08:00 lt wind direction : ENE wind speed : 9 m/s air temperature day/night: - 15 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5 30 from buoy 12 hard passability,compacting 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 30 hard passability, compacting 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15-20 medium passability 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10 from buoy 37 to buoy 35 easy passability,from buoy 35 to buoy 33 ice isthmus, hard passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9 10 easy passability. shearing to SW 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 15-20 hummocks, hard passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 5 hard passability, hummocks somewhere, compacting, rafting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 15-20 medium passability, rafting 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 medium passability, no compacting, rafting, hummocks somewhere 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 hummocks somewhere, medium passability, ice fre from buoy 120 to buoy 113 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- Traffic in channel with ice convoys only. -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 30 2014 / 00:00 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 12-15 m/s air temperature day/night: - 11 C visibility : 1.5 nm other phenomena : ships' icing ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 30 from buoy 12 hard passability,hummocking, shearing to W 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 30 hard passability, hummocking, compacting 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 15-30 hummocking, heavy hummocks, shearing to W 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8 10 easy passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10 easy passability. ice isthmus in the area of buoy 53 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 shuga, easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 hard passability, hummocks somewhere, compacting, rafting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-30 hard passability, compacting, rafting, hummocks somewhere, very hard turn to channel elbow 9 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 15-20 hummocks somewhere, medium passability, very hard turn to channel elbow 10 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 ice cake, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- Traffic in channel with ice convoys only. ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 29 2014 / 0000 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: - 7 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 5 5-7 shuga 5 p. 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10 10 shearing to W 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 10-20 compacting, hummocking, hard passability in the area of buoys 16-13 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10 from buoy 27 to buoy 31 ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5 10 to buoy 45 ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 10 easy passability. ice isthmus in the area of buoy 53 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 10 shuga. easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 shuga. easy passability,ice isthmus in the area of buoy 73 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 15-20 hard passability, hummocks somewhere,very hard turn to channel elbow 9 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 hummocks somewhere,medium passability,very hard turn to channel elbow 10 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 ice cake, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 26 2014 / 2300 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: - 7 C visibility : 7 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E drifting floes 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E drifting floes 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 10 compacting 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 10 compacting 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6-8 5-6 shuga. shearing to W, compacted ice. hummocking. medium passability for seagoing vessels 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 ice cake easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 10 easy passability,shearing to SW 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 10-15 medium passability for seagoing vessels, rafting somewhere, hummocking,shearing to SW 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 10 compacting, rafting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 easy passability,shearing to SW 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ---------------------- ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN was cancelled in the approaching river channel and all ports of Nikolaev Area, as of January 22, 2013 00:00 lt. ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN was declared in the approaching river channel and all ports of Nikolaev Area, as of December 24, 2012 12:00 lt. ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 22 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: + 7 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E channel is ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E channel is ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E channel is ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E channel is ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 2 3-5 channel is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 3 3-5 channel is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 21 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2 C visibility : 4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3 5 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5 5 small floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 7 3-5 channel is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 3 3-5 channel is ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 3-5 channel is ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 3-5 ice cake in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8 3-5 channel is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 18 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 2 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2.6 C visibility : 1.5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6-7 10 ice free to buouy 25, small floes,shearing to N 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5 5-10 ice free somewhere in the channel 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-10 compact ice in the channel, rafting, compacting, medium passability for seagoing vessels 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 5-10 ice cake in the channel, ice free somewhere, easy passability for seagoing vessels 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-10 ice cake in the channel, ice free somewhere, easy passability for seagoing vessels 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 5-10 ice cake in the channel, ice free somewhere, easy passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 8-10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 8-10 ice cake in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 17 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : S wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: + 7 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 from buoy 33 10 ice free to buouy 33, small floes,shearing to N 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-10 small floes fields in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels,shearing to NW 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9 5-10 small floes fields in the channel, medium passability for seagoing vessels,shearing to NW 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8 5-10 small floes fields in the channel, easy passability, ice free somewhere 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 5-10 small floes fields in the channel, easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 9 5-10 small floes fields in the channel, easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 8-10 small floes fields in the channel, easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 8-10 small floes fields in the channel, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 16 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 12 m/s air temperature day/night: + 5 C visibility : 4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 7 5 from buoy 9 to buoy 13 ice cake, easy passability 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10 5 from buoy 23 compact floe, shearing to edge 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 5-10 floes in the channel,shearing to W, hard passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-10 floes in the channel,shearing to W, hard passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 5-10 hard passability in the channel, hummocks, shearing to W 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 8-10 floes in the channel,shearing to W, hard passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 5-10 floes in the channel,shearing to W, hard passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-10 floes in the channel,shearing to W, hard passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 8-10 small floes in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels,no shearing 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 8-10 small floes in the channel, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 15 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : E wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: -8 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability for seagoing vessels 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability for seagoing vessels 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 14 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: -9 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10 5 young ice 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6 5 ice cake, ice isthmus in the area of buoy 31 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 5-10 floes in the channel, easy passability, no shearing 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8 5-10 floes in the channel, easy passability, no shearing 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7 5-10 channel is ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 7 5-10 channel is ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-10 ice cake in the channel,easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 11 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 7 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 5 5 from buoy 15 ice cake, shuga 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8 5 separate floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8 5 separate floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10 5-7 medium passability, shearing to N 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10 5-7 medium passability, shearing to N 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10 5-7 medium passability, shearing to N 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10 up to 10 medium passability, shearing to NE 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 5-7 ice cake,medium passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-7 ice cake,easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 5-7 ice cake,easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-7 ice cake,easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 10 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 2-3 m/s air temperature day/night: -9 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6 2-3 young ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 2-3 young ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 3 - channel is ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 1 - channel is ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 2 - channel is ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 3 - channel is ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 4 - channel is ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 4 - channel is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 09 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 12 m/s air temperature day/night: -2,5 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 3 channel is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 3 channel is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 3 channel is ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 3 channel is ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 4 channel is ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 channel is ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 5 channel is ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5 channel is ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 08 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 11 m/s air temperature day/night: -3,4 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 3 channel is ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 3 channel is ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 3 channel is ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 3 channel is ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 4 channel is ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 channel is ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 5 channel is ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5 channel is ice free ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 07 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 6-8 m/s air temperature day/night: - 3 C visibility : 7 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 3 - ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 3 - ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 3 - ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 3 - ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8 5-10 ice cake,easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 5 - ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8 5-10 ice cake,easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 5-10 ice cake,easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 04 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : WSW wind speed : 2 m/s air temperature day/night: + 0.3 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 6-7/10 10 shuga,easy passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6-7/10 10 ice cake,easy passability 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 7-8/10 8-9 small floe,easy passability, no shearing 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5-6/10 2-10 small floe,easy passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7-8/10 4-5 ice cake,easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8-9/10 2-10 ice cake,easy passability, floes somewhere 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6/10 6-7 ice cake,easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 5-10 dense shuga, medium passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8-9/10 5 ice cake,easy passability, shearing to N 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8-9/10 5 ice cake,easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 03 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : W wind speed : 4-5 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3-4/10 up to 10 small floe,easy passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 3-4/10 up to 10 ice cake,easy passability 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 7/10 10 small floe,slight shearing to NW 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5-6/10 4-5 ice cake,easy passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 1/10 4-5 ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 7/10 4-5 ice cake,easy passability, floes somewhere 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7/10 5 ice cake,easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 7/10 5-7 ice cake,easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8-9/10 5 ice cake,easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8-9/10 5 ice cake,easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Jan 02 2013 / 0500 lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 3-5 m/s air temperature day/night: + 4 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 5/10 5 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 7/10 8 ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 8 ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9/10 2 young ice, easy passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9/10 2 young ice, easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 5 brash ice, easy passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 5 brash ice, easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 5 brash ice, easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9/10 5 brash ice, easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 5 brash ice, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Dec 29 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : NNW wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: + 1.1 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6/10 10 ice free to buoy 27, ice cake from buoy 27 to buoy 31 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 5-10 small floes, easy passability, slight shearing to S 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8-9/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7-8/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8-9/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7-8/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 7-8/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Dec 28 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 3 m/s air temperature day/night: - 1 C visibility : 1 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6/10 10 from buoy 13 ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 8/10 10 drifting floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8/10 10 drifting floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 10-15 floes, compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5-6/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability, slight shearing to SE, no compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7-8/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability, no shearing, no compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8-9/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability, no shearing, no compacting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7-8/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability, no shearing, no compacting 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 7-8/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability, no shearing, no compacting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability, no shearing, no compacting 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 5-10 ice cake, easy passability, no shearing, no compacting 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== DEC 26-27, 2012 RIVER CHANNEL TRAFFIC SUSPENDED DUE TO DENSE FOG/ ICE REPORT NOT AVAILABLE. ---------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT: date/time : Dec 26 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : SSE wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: + 5 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 3/10 5-7 from buoy 26 easy passable open floating ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, shearing to N 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 10-15 small floe,hard passablility, rafting up to 20 cm, compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10-15 small floe,medium passability,rafting up to 20 cm 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 8-10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ========================================================== ICE REPORT: date/time : Dec 25 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 5-6 m/s air temperature day/night: - 2 C visibility : 1 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8/10 10 to buoy 25 ice free,shearing to NW 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 15 medium passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 10-15 small floe,hard passablility, rafting up to 20 cm, compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 10-15 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10-15 small floe,medium passability,rafting up to 20 cm 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 10 ice cake, easy passability for seagoing vessels, no shearing 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- traffic in channel with ice convoys only ----------------------