It is risky to draw conclusions from two day's observations, but the end of the stall seems to be there. Not enough to match 2012's nose dive yet (lost 65k of the 2016 lead), but that can still come.
Update 20160608.
Extent: -66.8 (-435k vs 2015, -726k vs 2014, -980k vs 2013, -579k vs 2012)
Area: -140.5 (-623k vs 2015, -654k vs 2014, -791k vs 2013, -441k vs 2012)
You will find the updated graphs in the
top postExtent drop is evenly distributed over many regions: ESS, Laptev, Kara, Greenland Sea, Hudson and CAA all declined about -12k.
Area drop is concentrated to a few regions. Hot spots are ESS (-48k), Laptev (-44k) and CAA (-33k).
I am high-lighting the CAA again. First the melting has not moved firmly to the center of the archipelago. Second there is increasing open water (<15% SIC). That could either be real, or excessive amount of melting ponds one the surface. Third melting is starting in the Kane basin, helping to break down the Nares Strait blockage.