The assignment for the Swedish Ice Service is:
- Collect and map the Sea Surface Temperature, SST, conditions in Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic Proper, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Riga and Lake Vänern twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays all year.
- Map the ice conditions in above mentioned areas as well as on Lake Mälaren daily during the winter period November – May.
- Provide information on present ice conditions and ice restrictions.
- On request, issue ice formation/ice drift forecasts (service not free of charge).
- Keep an updated database comprising general ice conditions in the Baltic region, from 1961 to present.
- Keep a detailed database (Baltic Sea Ice Code) including ice conditions to large number of Swedish fairways and ports.
- Provide expertise on ice related inquiries (service not free of charge).
Available online through a cooperation with the Swedish Maritime Administration:
- daily ice chart (published ~09:30 UTC)
- ice report (published ~10:00 UTC)
- ice restrictions (published ~10:00 UTC)
- fairway codes (published ~10:30 UTC)
Our office hours during the winter period December - May: weekdays 07.30 - 15.30 UTC, Saturdays and Sundays 08.30 - 13.00 UTC.
