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Great Lakes Ice Outlook (CLEICELIO)

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FZUS81 KCLE 222014
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Great Lakes Ice Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio
414 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2019

Active watches...warnings...and advisories on the Great Lakes can
be found at:

http://www.weather.gov/greatlakes/

5 Day Ice Discussion...

The remaining ice on the lakes was found mainly in eastern Lake
Erie and near the Sault on Lake Superior. The ice will continue
to melt and break up due to wave action and temperatures that will
average above freezing.

Through Wednesday night, the strongest winds on Lake Superior
will occur tonight and Tuesday with winds from the north 20 to
25 knots. On Lake Erie, south winds will turn west to southwest
Tuesday and Tuesday night and increase to 15 to 20 knots.


The Great Lakes ice analysis products can be found at:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/products/great_lakes.html

and

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/#currentconditions

     MAX WIND (KNOTS) AT EACH SITE FOR THE 12 HOUR FCST PERIOD

       Location   Tonight      Tue  Tue Night      Wed  Wed Night
  West Superior      010/13    230/08    190/12    220/11    230/08
   Mid Superior      010/21    330/13    160/15    160/16    260/09
  East Superior      010/24    350/21    150/11    140/14    300/11
 North Michigan      350/22    340/20    330/10    190/17    200/16
 South Michigan      190/19    320/14    360/06    200/12    220/13
    North Huron      160/21    310/26    320/21    300/10    180/11
      Mid Huron      160/21    310/20    310/20    200/10    200/13
    South Huron      150/19    310/16    310/16    330/08    200/12
      West Erie      190/16    240/17    320/10    190/06    190/08
      East Erie      180/14    260/18    270/15    240/17    180/08
Central Ontario      110/11    270/22    260/23    270/20    140/08

A full graphical forecast of wind on the Great Lakes can be found at:
http://www.weather.gov/greatlakes/

        Temperature  Forecasts for Selected Cities

 Location   04/23   04/24   04/25   04/26   04/27   04/28
   Duluth  34  55  39  63  42  61  37  55  33  39  29  45
Marquette  36  42  33  61  42  52  38  47  33  41  33  41
 GreenBay  42  57  36  63  46  65  41  60  37  49  39  52
Milwaukee  47  52  38  55  48  60  46  54  43  52  44  49
  Chicago  48  49  41  58  47  70  46  53  44  61  45  55
 Muskegon  46  49  37  54  42  59  42  57  38  55  41  54
   Alpena  47  49  35  54  40  57  38  53  33  43  33  47
  Detroit  54  69  40  62  44  69  47  63  42  57  43  60
   Toledo  54  69  42  61  45  67  48  63  41  59  45  62
Cleveland  54  69  44  54  44  62  47  58  42  56  45  60
  Buffalo  46  57  44  53  40  57  44  59  39  56  40  57

A full graphical forecast of the Great Lakes forecast temperatures
can be found at http://www.weather.gov/greatlakes/

FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS
COMPARED TO NORMAL CALCULATED ON Mon Apr 22:

LOCATION           DATE   NORMAL CURRENT
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   DULUTH,   MN  APR   21 1876 2008
MARQUETTE,   MI  APR   21 1694 2130
SAU_S_MAR,   MI  APR   21 1283 1499
 GREENBAY,   WI  APR   21  985  871
MILWAUKEE,   WI  APR   21  301  239
  CHICAGO,   IL  APR   21    3   90
 MUSKEGON,   MI  APR   21   45  153
   ALPENA,   MI  APR   21  882 1079
  DETROIT,   MI  APR   21    0    0
   TOLEDO,   OH  APR   21    0    0
CLEVELAND,   OH  APR   21    0    0
  BUFFALO,   NY  APR   21  200  169


NORMAL TEMPS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE
GREAT LAKES FOR Mon Apr 22

LOCATION     HIGH LOW
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    DULUTH,MN  55  33
 MARQUETTE,MI  53  33
  GREENBAY,WI  55  33
 MILWAUKEE,WI  60  39
   CHICAGO,IL  63  42
  MUSKEGON,MI  59  40
    ALPENA,MI  55  33
   DETROIT,MI  63  42
    TOLEDO,OH  64  41
 CLEVELAND,OH  63  42
   BUFFALO,NY  59  40

$$

Freezing Degree Day Information

	CLEWRKLIO DEF 
TTAA00 KCLE 221715
 
FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS
COMPARED TO NORMAL CALCULATED ON Mon Apr 22:
 
LOCATION           DATE   NORMAL CURRENT
----------------------------------------
    
   DULUTH,   MN  APR   21 1876 2008    
MARQUETTE,   MI  APR   21 1694 2130    
SAU_S_MAR,   MI  APR   21 1283 1499    
 GREENBAY,   WI  APR   21  985  871    
MILWAUKEE,   WI  APR   21  301  239    
  CHICAGO,   IL  APR   21    3   90    
 MUSKEGON,   MI  APR   21   45  153    
   ALPENA,   MI  APR   21  882 1079    
  DETROIT,   MI  APR   21    0    0    
   TOLEDO,   OH  APR   21    0    0    
CLEVELAND,   OH  APR   21    0    0    
  BUFFALO,   NY  APR   21  200  169

Canadian Daily Ice Forecast


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FICN19 CWIS 221545
Ice forecasts for the Great Lakes issued by Environment Canada at
12:00 p.m. EDT Monday 22 April 2019 for today tonight and Tuesday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Western Lake Superior.
Open water except 5 tenths thick lake ice west of the Keweenaw
Peninsula. 9 tenths thick lake ice near Duluth. Consolidated very
thick lake ice in bays along the northern shore.

Eastern Lake Superior.
Open water except 6 tenths thick lake ice in the extreme
southeastern section. 1 tenth thick lake ice along parts of the
southern shores.

Whitefish Bay.
8 tenths thick lake ice including 1 tenth very thick lake ice.
Consolidated thick lake ice including 1 tenth very thick lake ice in
bays along the eastern shore.

Northern Lake Huron.
Open water except 1 tenth thick lake ice in the northwestern
section.

Southern Lake Huron.
Ice free except 2 tenths thick lake ice near the Bruce Peninsula.

North Channel.
Consolidated rotten thick lake ice including 1 tenth very thick lake
ice.

Georgian Bay.
Open water except 7 tenths thick lake ice in the eastern section.
Consolidated rotten thick lake ice including 1 tenth very thick lake
ice along the eastern shore.

Lake St. Clair
Western Lake Erie.
Ice free.

Eastern Lake Erie.
Open water except 9 plus tenths medium lake ice including 2 tenths
thick lake ice in the extreme northeastern section.

Lake Ontario.
Ice free.

Northern Lake Michigan.
Open water except 2 tenths thick lake ice east of Beaver Island.

Southern Lake Michigan.
Ice free.

Green Bay.
Open water except 1 tenth thick lake ice in Bays de Noc.

The Lake Michigan ice description has been pared by the U.S.
National Ice Center.

End

Freeze-Up/Break-Up Outlook (NWS CLE)

National Ice Center 30 day ice outlook

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FECN19 CWIS 151800
THIRTY DAY ICE OUTLOOK FOR THE GREAT LAKES ISSUED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN ICE SERVICE FOR MID-APRIL.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED ON 01 MAY 2019.

Lake Superior

Air temperature has been near normal from mid-March to mid-April. Air temperatures are forecast to be near normal from Mid-April to Mid-May.

Thunder Bay.
April 15-21:
- 7 to 8 tenths thick and very thick lake ice except consolidated thick and very thick lake ice in the northeastern section.
April 22-May 3:
- 1 to 3 tenths very thick lake ice except consolidated thick and very thick lake ice in the northeastern section.
May 4-10:
- Open water except 1 to 3 tenths very thick lake ice in the northeastern section.
May 11-15:
- Open water.

Nipigon and Black Bays.
April 15-28:
- Consolidated very thick lake ice.
April 29-May 6:
- 9 tenths very thick lake ice.
May 7-12:
- 1 to 3 tenths very thick lake ice
May 13-15:
- Open water.

From Grand Marais Minnesota to the entrance to Nipigon Bay.
April 15-25:
- Open water except patches of 1 to 3 tenths very thick lake ice near the shore.
April 26-May 15:
- Open water.

From Grand Marais to Duluth.
April 15-May 15:
- Open water.

Southern Lake Superior west of Keweenaw Peninsula.
April 15-21:
- Open water except 7 to 8 tenths thick lake ice along parts of the coast in the eastern section and near the Apostle islands.
- Consolidated thick lake ice in a few bays.
April 22-30:
- Open water except 4 to 6 tenths thick lake ice along parts of the Keeweenaw peninsula.
May 1-15:
- Open water.

Southern Lake Superior east of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
April 15-22:
- 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice along parts of the southern shore.
April 23-May 15:
- Open water

Whitefish Bay.
April 15-18:
- 9 to 10 tenths thick lake ice except consolidated thick and very thick lake ice in the eastern and western sections.
April 19-25:
- 9 tenths thick and very thick lake ice.
April 26-30:
- 1 to 3 tenths very thick lake ice.
May 1-15:
- Open water.

From Whitefish Bay northwards to Michipicoten Bay.
April 15-21:
- Open water except 9 tenths medium and thick lake ice along the shore.
April 22-26:
- Open water except 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice in the southern section along the shore.
April 27-May 15:
- Open water.

From Michipicoten Bay to the entrance to Nipigon Bay.
April 15-May 15:
- Open water.

Elsewhere in Lake Superior.
April 15-May 15:
- Open water.

Lake Michigan

Air temperatures have been near normal for mid-March to mid-April. Air temperatures are forecast to be near normal for mid-April to mid-May.

Green Bay.
April 15-20:
- 4 to 6 tenths thick lake ice except consolidated thick lake ice in the Bays de Noc.
April 21-24:
- Open water except 4 to 6 tenths thick lake ice in the Bays de Noc.
April 25-May 15:
- Open water.

Northeastern Lake Michigan.
April 15-22:
- 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice in the northeastern section.
April 23-May 15:
- Open water.

Elsewhere in Lake Michigan.
April 15-May 15:
- Open water.

Lake Huron and Georgian Bay

Air temperatures have been near normal for mid-March to mid-April. Air temperatures will be near normal for mid-April to mid-May.

North Channel.
April 15-19:
- Consolidated thick and very thick lake ice.
April 20-27:
- 7 to 8 tenths thick lake ice except consolidated thick and very thick lake ice in the eastern and western section.
April 28-30:
- 4 to 6 tenths thick lake ice.
May 1-5:
- 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice in the eastern and western sections.
May 6-15:
- Open water.

St Marys River.
April 15-20:
- 5 to 6 tenths thick lake ice
Apr 21-24:
- 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice
April 25-May 15:
- Open water.

South of Manitoulin Island westward to north-western Lake Huron.
April 15-21:
- Open water except 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice in parts of the western section.
April 22-May 15:
- Open water.

North-western Lake Huron near the Straits of Mackinac.
April 15-22:
- Open water except 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice in the Straits of Mackinac.
April 23-30:
- Open water.

From north-western Lake Huron to Saginaw Bay.
April 15-May 15:
- Open water.

Saginaw Bay.
April 15-May 15:
- Open water.

The southern and eastern shore of Lake Huron.
April 15-21:
- Open water except 7 to 8 tenths medium and thick lake ice along the eastern shore near Wiarton.
April 22-May 15:
- Open water.

Georgian Bay.
April 15-21:
- Open water except 7 to 8 tenths medium and thick lake ice over the eastern section.
- Consolidated thick lake ice along the eastern and northern shores.
April 22-26:
- Open water except 7 to 8 tenths medium and thick lake ice in the eastern section and along parts of the shore.
April 27-May 2:
- Open water except 1 to 3 tenths thick lake ice along the shore and in the eastern section.
May 3-15:
- Open water.

Elsewhere in Lake Huron.
April 15-May 15:
- Open water.

Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair

Air temperatures have been below normal for mid-March to mid-April. Air temperatures will be near normal for mid-April to mid-March.

Lake St Clair and the Western Basin.
April 15-May 15:
- Ice free.

The rest of Lake Erie.
April 15-21:
- Open water except 9 to 10 tenths medium and thick lake ice in the extreme eastern section.
April 22-28:
- Open water except 4 to 6 tenths medium and thick lake ice in the extreme eastern section.
April 29-May 15:
- Open water.

Lake Ontario

Air temperatures have been below near normal for mid-March to mid-April. Air temperatures will be near normal for mid-April to mid-May.

Northeastern Lake Ontario.
April 15-23:
- Open water.
April 24-May15:
- Ice free.

Bay of Quinte.
April 15-May 15:
- Ice free.

St Lawrence River.
April 15-20:
- 1 to 3 tenths medium and thick lake ice.
April 21-May 15:
- Open water.

Elsewhere in Lake Ontario.
April 15-May 15:
- Ice free.

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Canadian 30-day ice outlook