| Best estimate | Forecast | 
 |  | 
| Arctic Deep Basin: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 91 | 77 | 4 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 1670 | 9142 | 25437 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 272 | 1732 | 9146 | 25437 |  | 
 | Queen Elisabeth Islands: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 353 | 2778 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 353 | 2769 |  | 
 | Beaufort Sea: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9982 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9982 |  | 
 | Chuckchi Sea: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 910 | 4714 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 910 | 4712 |  | 
 | Siberian Sea: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 63 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1119 | 6020 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 70 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1121 | 6013 |  | 
 | Laptev Sea: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 1208 | 3953 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 1214 | 3953 |  | 
 | Kara Sea: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 6 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 131 | 256 | 4422 | 1269 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 6 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 3 | 2 | 181 | 129 | 256 | 4420 | 1269 |  | 
 | Barents Sea: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 3190 | 3385 | 29 | 86 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 310 | 19 | 124 | 49 | 24 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 291 | 37 | 212 | 123 | 37 | 4 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 88 | 8 | 180 | 282 | 71 | 5 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 38 | 5 | 113 | 191 | 217 | 48 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 151 | 696 | 1194 | 0 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 3190 | 3419 | 22 | 97 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 277 | 23 | 65 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 254 | 30 | 186 | 75 | 37 | 5 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 104 | 14 | 163 | 164 | 61 | 9 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 52 | 6 | 149 | 244 | 106 | 55 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 261 | 816 | 1178 | 0 |  | 
 | Greenland Basin: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 5261 | 3546 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 143 | 16 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 54 | 12 | 139 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 142 | 32 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 125 | 121 | 25 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 481 | 1150 | 45 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 5261 | 3475 | 16 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 159 | 13 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 83 | 12 | 90 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 30 | 4 | 60 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 69 | 62 | 0 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 192 | 554 | 1175 | 45 |  | 
 | Southeast Greenland: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 8754 | 3012 | 26 | 90 | 88 | 33 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 109 | 16 | 49 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 18 | 11 | 85 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 82 | 53 | 7 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 148 | 137 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 115 | 0 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 8754 | 3021 | 34 | 123 | 109 | 44 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 86 | 8 | 37 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 32 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 76 | 15 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 49 | 66 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 137 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 41 | 0 |  | 
 | Baffin Bay: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 48 | 9 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 383 | 2600 | 2403 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 89 | 404 | 2604 | 2403 |  | 
 | Hudson Bay: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 86 | 2 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 612 | 5788 | 2053 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 17 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 635 | 5841 | 2038 |  | 
 | Labrador Sea: | 
|
| 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 12201 | 3960 | 33 | 129 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 3 | 132 | 28 | 225 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 15 | 9 | 206 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 266 | 21 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 211 | 7 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 1392 | 592 | 0 |  | 
|  | observations |  
|  | Ice free | Ice free near MIZ
 | OW | VODI | ODI | CDI | VCDI near MIZ
 | VCDI |  
| m o
 d
 e
 l
 | Ice free | 12201 | 3891 | 32 | 139 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| OW | 3 | 144 | 13 | 142 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  
| VODI | 0 | 67 | 18 | 149 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  
| ODI | 0 | 5 | 7 | 123 | 163 | 14 | 0 | 0 |  
| CDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 373 | 135 | 7 | 0 |  
| VCDI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 1474 | 592 | 0 |  |