Jökull - 01.12.1969, Qupperneq 89

miles 323° true off Straumnes and from there
to 52 miles N of Straumnes. Boundary of very
close pack was also 35 miles NE of Horn and
50 miles N of Skagi and lay from there to-
wards NE. Edge of open pack was some 20
miles NE of Horn and Geirólfsgnúpur, 22
miles NW of Skagatá, 20 miles N of Siglunes,
5 miles N of Grímsey, 28 miles N of Tjörnes,
1 mile N of Rifstangi and 2 miles NE of
Langanes. South of tlie edge tliere were some
scattered floes and in the northern part of
Húnaflói and off Hornstrandir there were
several patches of very open pack. At the NE
coast a patch of close pack extended to the S
coast of Langanes and south of that there was
very open pack as far along the coast as Loð-
mundarfjörður. The south edge of the ice was
15 miles 108° true off Glettinganes but strips
and single floes extended to Gerpir.
Meteorological station Kambanes reports:
Some ice has driftecl from Stöðvarfjörður to-
day ancl is now scattered on shipping route.
14-17/4 No major changes were reported in
the ice conditions.
18/4 Coast Guard flight by TF-FSD: Tlie ice
edge with open pack to the north, is some 40
miles N of Skagi, 10 miles N of Grímsey and
13 miles N of Melrakkaslétta, but four long
and wide tongues mainly of open pack, but
partly also of very open pack, extend south-
wards. The first runs into Húnaflói to 10
rniles NE of Gjiigur, the cecond reaches to 12
miles N of Siglunes, the third is 1 mile E of
Grímsey ancl extends towards Skjálfandi to a
place 10 miles W of Mánáreyjar and the fourth
extends to shore on the south side of Langa-
nes. A fifth tongue of very open pack is
reaching into Þistilfjörður 5 miles NE of Mel-
rakkanes, and there is also a patch of verv
open pack ashore in Húnaflói from Gjögur
to Steingrímsfjörður. Single floes and strips
were observed between the ice edge and the
N coast, especially in Húnaflói, ancl along the
E coast as far south as Gerpir, but further
south fog prevented observation.
M/s Helgafell reports: There is much ice in
Reyðarfjörður inside of Vattarnes. Navigation
is difficult during daytime, dangerous at night.
10-24/t Winds were variable, but rnainly the
ice was increasing off Hornstrandir and Skagi
and decreasing at the E coast and the eastern
part of the N coast. The situation on the 24th
is shown on Fig. 7 according to ice reconnaiss-
ance by SIF.
25-80/4 Winds were between NW ancl E and
ice increased at the N and E coasts.
2C/4 Hraun reports: Ice strips observed
drifting into Skagafjörður and ice sighted to-
wards north.
27/4 Hornbjargsviti: Continuous ice along
the shore as far as seen. Visibility 2 km.
m/b Sólrún: Considerable drift ice 2—10
miles magnetic NNW of Deild, drifting rapid-
ly SW.
Wind: NE 9—10 Beaufort.
28/4 Skcruvík reports: Continuous ice is
ashore and as far seawards as seen. Visibility 2
miles.
aB” 24° 22° 20° 18° 16° 14°
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