####018002946#### FZUS81 KCLE 311959 ICELIO GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 300 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE LAKES TONIGHT BUT QUICKLY MOVE EAST THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR. THE LOW WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR THURSDAY EVENING DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ONTO THE WESTERN END OF THE LAKE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE LAKES FROM CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS ONTO THE WESTERN LAKES. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKES DRAGGING ANOTHER COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LAKES ON MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE LAKES WILL WILL TURN SOUTHERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LAKE WILL TURN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ON LAKE SUPERIOR WILL TURN WESTERLY AND THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LAKES. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE BELOW NORMAL ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THURSDAY AND NEAR NORMAL ELSEWHERE. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE NEAR NORMAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE LAKES AND NEAR NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LAKES. MONDAY TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE BLOW NORMAL ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES AND NEAR NORMAL ELSEWHERE. MODERATE ICE GROWTH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LAKES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. FRIDAY THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY MODERATE ICE GROWTH WILL OCCUR ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR...NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LAKE HURON THROUGH GEORGIAN BAY. MODERATE ICE GROWTH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THOSE AREAS ON MONDAY BUT WILL TURN RAPID ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LAKES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY EXPECT SLOW TO MODERATE GROWTH. FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS THROUGH THE DAY (DECEMBER 30 2008) COMPARED TO NORMAL FOR THAT DAY: LOCATION 2008 NORM LOCATION 2008 NORM ------------------------------ ------------------------------ DULUTH, MN 901 657 MUSKEGON, MI 134 103 MARQUETTE, MI 659 337 ALPENA, MI 390 232 SAULT STE MARIE, MI 484 404 DETROIT, MI 122 92 GREEN BAY, WI 537 353 TOLEDO, OH 151 95 MILWAUKEE, WI 282 200 CLEVELAND, OH 39 47 CHICAGO, IL 267 116 BUFFALO, NY 66 90 NO COAST GUARD ICE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR TODAYS OUTLOOK. $$ ####018002940#### FZUS81 KCLE 311959 ICELIO GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 300 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE LAKES TONIGHT BUT QUICKLY MOVE EAST THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR. THE LOW WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR THURSDAY EVENING DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ONTO THE WESTERN END OF THE LAKE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE LAKES FROM CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS ONTO THE WESTERN LAKES. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKES DRAGGING ANOTHER COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LAKES ON MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE LAKES WILL WILL TURN SOUTHERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LAKE WILL TURN SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ON LAKE SUPERIOR WILL TURN WESTERLY AND THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LAKES. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE BELOW NORMAL ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THURSDAY AND NEAR NORMAL ELSEWHERE. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE NEAR NORMAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SUNDAY TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE LAKES AND NEAR NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LAKES. MONDAY TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE BLOW NORMAL ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES AND NEAR NORMAL ELSEWHERE. MODERATE ICE GROWTH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LAKES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. FRIDAY THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY MODERATE ICE GROWTH WILL OCCUR ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR...NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LAKE HURON THROUGH GEORGIAN BAY. MODERATE ICE GROWTH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THOSE AREAS ON MONDAY BUT WILL TURN RAPID ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LAKES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY EXPECT SLOW TO MODERATE GROWTH. FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS THROUGH THE DAY (DECEMBER 30 2008) COMPARED TO NORMAL FOR THAT DAY: LOCATION 2008 NORM LOCATION 2008 NORM ------------------------------ ------------------------------ DULUTH, MN 901 657 MUSKEGON, MI 134 103 MARQUETTE, MI 659 337 ALPENA, MI 390 232 SAULT STE MARIE, MI 484 404 DETROIT, MI 122 92 GREEN BAY, WI 537 353 TOLEDO, OH 151 95 MILWAUKEE, WI 282 200 CLEVELAND, OH 39 47 CHICAGO, IL 267 116 BUFFALO, NY 66 90 NO COAST GUARD ICE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR TODAYS OUTLOOK. $$