0 0 NO SEA ICE IN SIGHT
1 1 SHIP IN OPEN LEAD MORE THAN 1.0 NAUTICAL MILE WIDE, OR SHIPIN FAST ICE WITH BOUNDARY BEYOND LIMIT OF VISIBILITY
2 2 SEA ICE PRESENT IN CONCENTRATIONS LESS THAN 3/10 (3/8) OPENWATER OR VERY OPEN PACK ICE
3 3 4/10 TO 6/10 (3/8 TO LESS THAN 6/8), OPEN PACK ICE
4 4 7/10 TO 8/10 (6/8 TO LESS 7/8), CLOSE PACK ICE
5 5 9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10 (7/8 TO LESS THAN 8/8), VERY CLOSE PACK ICE
6 6 STRIPS AND PATCHES OF PACK ICE WITH OPEN WATER BETWEEN
7 7 STRIPS AND PATCHES OF CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE WITH AREAS OF LESSER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN
8 8 FAST ICE WITH OPEN WATER, VERY OPEN OR OPEN PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE ICE BOUNDARY
9 9 FAST ICE WITH CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THEBOUNDARY
14 14 UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY, OR BECAUSE SHIP IS MORE THAN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE AWAY FROM ICEEDGE
31 31 MISSING VALUE
