####018003121#### FZUS81 KCLE 292027 ICELIO GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 330 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE EAST INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN LAKES WEDNESDAY AND ACROSS ALL OF THE LAKES ON THURSDAY. YET ANOTHER LOW WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LAKES FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION BY FRIDAY EVENING. A TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE EASTERN LAKES SATURDAY WHILE A RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN LAKES. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON ALL OF THE LAKES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY ON LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY AND NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ON THE CENTRAL LAKES WILL BECOME NORTHEAST TUESDAY AND THEN NORTH TO NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ON THE LOWER LAKES WILL BECOME EAST TO NORTHEAST TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE LOW AND THEN NORTH TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE LOW TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO RAPID ICE FORMATION WILL CONTINUE ON THE NORTHERN LAKES DURING THE PERIOD AS LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. CONTINUED SLOW TO MODERATE ICE GROWTH IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL LAKES. SLOW ICE FORMATION CAN BE EXPECTED ON LAKE ERIE DURING THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN BASIN. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME SHIFTING OF EXISTING ICE FIELDS THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE GREAT LAKES FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 29 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 05 2009: LOCATION HIGH LOW LOCATION HIGH LOW ------------------------------ ------------------------------- DULUTH, MN 16 -1 MUSKEGON, MI 30 18 MARQUETTE, MI 21 6 ALPENA, MI 27 10 SAULT STE MARIE, MI 22 7 DETROIT, MI 31 17 GREEN BAY, WI 23 7 TOLEDO, OH 31 16 MILWAUKEE, WI 27 12 CLEVELAND, OH 33 20 CHICAGO, IL 30 15 BUFFALO, NY 31 18 NO COAST GUARD ICE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR TODAYS OUTLOOK. HOWEVER...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT RECENT STRONG WINDS HAVE OPENED MUCH OF THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. ICE WAS OBSERVED FROM JUST EAST OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE DETROIT RIVER TO PELEE POINT. THE ICE FIELD EXTENDS SOUTH TO NEAR PELEE ISLAND. SHORE ICE WAS VISIBLE FROM PELEE POINT EAST TO RONDEAU. SATELLITE ALSO SHOWED THAT RECENT STRONG WINDS HAVE OPENED UP THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAGINAW BAY. ICE WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON MUCH OF LAKE ST. CLAIR. $$ KUBINA ####018003115#### FZUS81 KCLE 292027 ICELIO GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 330 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE EAST INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN LAKES WEDNESDAY AND ACROSS ALL OF THE LAKES ON THURSDAY. YET ANOTHER LOW WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LAKES FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION BY FRIDAY EVENING. A TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE EASTERN LAKES SATURDAY WHILE A RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN LAKES. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON ALL OF THE LAKES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY ON LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY AND NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ON THE CENTRAL LAKES WILL BECOME NORTHEAST TUESDAY AND THEN NORTH TO NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ON THE LOWER LAKES WILL BECOME EAST TO NORTHEAST TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE LOW AND THEN NORTH TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE LOW TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO RAPID ICE FORMATION WILL CONTINUE ON THE NORTHERN LAKES DURING THE PERIOD AS LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. CONTINUED SLOW TO MODERATE ICE GROWTH IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL LAKES. SLOW ICE FORMATION CAN BE EXPECTED ON LAKE ERIE DURING THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN BASIN. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME SHIFTING OF EXISTING ICE FIELDS THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE GREAT LAKES FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 29 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 05 2009: LOCATION HIGH LOW LOCATION HIGH LOW ------------------------------ ------------------------------- DULUTH, MN 16 -1 MUSKEGON, MI 30 18 MARQUETTE, MI 21 6 ALPENA, MI 27 10 SAULT STE MARIE, MI 22 7 DETROIT, MI 31 17 GREEN BAY, WI 23 7 TOLEDO, OH 31 16 MILWAUKEE, WI 27 12 CLEVELAND, OH 33 20 CHICAGO, IL 30 15 BUFFALO, NY 31 18 NO COAST GUARD ICE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR TODAYS OUTLOOK. HOWEVER...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT RECENT STRONG WINDS HAVE OPENED MUCH OF THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. ICE WAS OBSERVED FROM JUST EAST OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE DETROIT RIVER TO PELEE POINT. THE ICE FIELD EXTENDS SOUTH TO NEAR PELEE ISLAND. SHORE ICE WAS VISIBLE FROM PELEE POINT EAST TO RONDEAU. SATELLITE ALSO SHOWED THAT RECENT STRONG WINDS HAVE OPENED UP THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAGINAW BAY. ICE WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON MUCH OF LAKE ST. CLAIR. $$ KUBINA