Marine weather index
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ice forecasts for the Great Lakes issued by Environment Canada at
12:00 p.M. EST Friday 9 January 2009 for today tonight and Saturday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 12:00 p.M. Saturday.
Western Lake Superior.
Ice free except 9 tenths of thin lake ice along the southern shore. 9
tenths of thin lake ice including 2 tenths of thick lake ice in
Thunder Bay.
Eastern Lake Superior.
Ice free except 7 tenths of New Lake ice along some portions of the
southern shore.
Whitefish Bay.
2 tenths of New Lake ice except 9 to 10 tenths of thin lake ice
including 4 tenths of medium lake ice in sheltered bays.
Northern Lake Huron.
Ice free except 8 tenths of New Lake ice including 2 tenths of thin
lake ice along the shore. 7 tenths of thin lake ice including 2
tenths of medium lake ice southwest of Bois Blanc Island.
Southern Lake Huron.
Ice free except 9 tenths of New Lake ice including 3 tenths of thin
lake ice along portions of the shore. In Saginaw Bay 9 to 10 tenths
of medium lake ice.
North Channel.
9 to 10 tenths of thin lake ice including 3 tenths of medium lake ice
in the central section. In the eastern and western sections
consolidated medium lake ice including 4 tenths of thick lake ice in
St. Marys River.
Northern Georgian Bay.
Open water except 8 tenths of thin lake ice including 1 tenth of
medium lake ice over the northeastern section. Consolidated medium
lake ice along the northeastern shore.
Southern Georgian Bay.
Open water except 3 tenths of thin lake ice in the northwestern
section. Consolidated medium lake ice along the northeastern Shore.
Lake St. Clair.
9 to 10 tenths of thin lake ice including 3 tenths of medium lake ice
in the eastern section.
Western Lake Erie.
5 tenths of thin lake ice including 2 tenths of medium lake ice along
the northern shore and some portions of the southern shore. In the
western basin 8 tenths of thin lake ice including a trace of thick
lake ice.
Eastern Lake Erie.
Ice free except 7 tenths of New Lake ice including 2 tenths of thin
lake ice along some portions of the northern Shore.
Lake Ontario.
Ice free except 4 tenths of New Lake ice along some portions of the
shore. Consolidated medium lake ice in Bay of Quinte.
Northern Lake Michigan.
Open water except 9 tenths of thin lake ice including 3 tenths of
medium lake ice northeast of Beaver Island. Consolidated thin lake
ice along the northern shore.
Southern Lake Michigan.
Open water except 8 tenths of New Lake ice including 3 tenths of thin
lake ice along the shore from north of Chicago southwards to Michigan
City.
Green Bay.
9 tenths of medium lake ice within the central portions of the Bay.
Consolidated medium lake ice south of Chambers Island and in bays de
noc.
The Lake Michigan ice description has been prepared by the U.S.
National Ice Center.
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