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ICE REPORT:
date/time : Mar 06 2018 / 0400 lt
wind direction : E
wind speed : 4 – 8 m/s
air temperature day/night: +5 C / -4 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 – – ice free
5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8-10 15 crushed rafted ice / medium passable ice floes / shearing to N
6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5 5-7 young easy passable ice
7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5 3-5 easy passable ice cake
8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5 5-10 easy passable ice cake
9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10 5-20 easy passable ice in channel / occasionally ice free
10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10 5-10 ice medium passable for sea-going vessels in channel / shuga
11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10 10 coarse ice medium passable for sea-going vessels in channel / slight compacting / shuga
12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10 10 ice medium passable for sea-going vessels in channel / shearing to SE
46-55-23N/32-01-25E
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