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ice forecasts for the Great Lakes issued by Environment Canada at
12:00 p.M. EST Wednesday 7 January 2009 for today tonight and
Thursday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 12:00 p.M. Thursday.
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 9 tenths of New Lake ice along the southern shore.
Whitefish Bay.
3 tenths of New Lake ice except 9 to 10 tenths of thin lake ice
including 2 tenths of medium lake ice in sheltered bays.
Northern Lake Huron.
Ice free except 6 tenths of New Lake ice including 2 tenths of thin
lake ice along the shore. 8 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 tenths of
medium lake ice.
North Channel.
9 tenths of thin lake ice including 2 tenths of medium lake ice in
the central section. In the eastern and western sections consolidated
medium lake ice including 2 tenths of thick lake ice in St. Marys
River.
Northern Georgian Bay.
Open water except 9 tenths of thin lake ice over the northeastern
section. Consolidated medium lake ice along the northeastern shore.
Southern Georgian Bay.
Open water except 8 tenths of New Lake ice along the eastern and
northeastern shore. Consolidated medium lake ice along the
northeastern Shore.
Lake St. Clair.
9 tenths of thin lake ice including 2 tenths of medium lake ice in
the eastern section.
Western Lake Erie.
Open water except 7 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 9 tenths of New Lake ice including 3 tenths of thin
lake ice along portions of the northern Shore.
Lake Ontario.
Ice free except 3 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 2 tenths of
medium lake ice in the northeast section. Consolidated thin lake ice
along the northern shore.
Southern Lake Michigan.
Open water except 9 tenths of New Lake ice including 3 tenths of thin
lake ice along the shore from North 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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