####018004369#### FZUS81 KCLE 052235 ICELIO Great Lakes Ice Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio 535 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 Active watches...warnings...and advisories on the Great Lakes can be found at: http://www.weather.gov/greatlakes/ 5 Day Ice Discussion... The Great Lakes remain nearly ice free as we head into the first weekend of January. The latest estimated ice coverage on the Great Lakes remains at 0.4 percent which is well below the normal value of 10 percent average ice coverage for this time of year. Limited thin, fast ice is present in typical spots like Little Bay De Noc, Big Bay De Noc, Chequamegon Bay, Green Bay, and St. Marys River, with the rest of the lakes remaining ice free. A dynamic weather pattern across the Great Lakes over the next five days will keep winds elevated as several low pressure systems track near or through the region. A lack of prolonged, persistent cold plus elevated winds should keep ice growth minimal over the next five days, with continued below normal ice coverage expected. The Great Lakes ice analysis products can be found at: http://usicecenter.gov/Products/GreatLakesHome and http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/#currentconditions MAX WIND (KNOTS) AT EACH SITE FOR THE 12 HOUR FCST PERIOD Location Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Sun Night West Superior 140/14 200/13 340/13 340/12 090/11 Mid Superior 110/19 190/14 340/17 340/17 360/11 East Superior 100/17 160/17 190/11 320/15 340/10 North Michigan 150/13 160/11 310/07 290/09 140/08 South Michigan 160/12 140/11 300/16 290/17 160/13 North Huron 120/16 110/18 120/13 290/13 300/12 Mid Huron 120/15 120/13 140/08 300/12 290/11 South Huron 110/15 110/14 290/11 290/14 280/12 West Erie 090/13 090/10 280/13 270/19 260/09 East Erie 070/12 070/11 270/10 290/16 290/14 Central Ontario 100/15 090/20 100/18 310/15 300/16 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 01/06 01/07 01/08 01/09 01/10 01/11 Duluth 28 33 19 26 14 26 19 29 18 28 15 21 Marquette 27 34 28 33 24 29 26 33 27 31 24 29 GreenBay 28 34 28 36 25 36 29 35 26 34 21 30 Milwaukee 32 35 30 36 30 37 34 36 30 34 25 33 Chicago 33 34 33 37 31 38 34 36 31 35 28 36 Muskegon 30 35 31 37 30 38 31 36 32 36 28 36 Alpena 26 34 28 35 26 34 27 36 28 33 23 33 Detroit 27 37 31 38 29 39 32 42 34 39 29 39 Toledo 29 36 32 37 29 39 33 43 34 38 29 40 Cleveland 29 36 33 37 33 40 33 47 36 42 32 42 Buffalo 27 36 30 35 29 39 30 44 38 42 29 38 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 Fri Jan 5: LOCATION DATE NORMAL CURRENT ---------------------------------------- DULUTH, MN JAN 4 632 198 MARQUETTE, MI JAN 4 496 150 SAU_S_MAR, MI JAN 4 321 53 GREENBAY, WI JAN 4 284 24 MILWAUKEE, WI JAN 4 110 1 CHICAGO, IL JAN 4 82 1 MUSKEGON, MI JAN 4 46 0 ALPENA, MI JAN 4 207 28 DETROIT, MI JAN 4 64 6 TOLEDO, OH JAN 4 31 6 CLEVELAND, OH JAN 4 11 2 BUFFALO, NY JAN 4 60 4 NORMAL TEMPS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE GREAT LAKES FOR Fri Jan 5 LOCATION HIGH LOW ---------------------------------------------- DULUTH,MN 18 -1 MARQUETTE,MI 22 8 GREENBAY,WI 24 7 MILWAUKEE,WI 30 18 CHICAGO,IL 30 15 MUSKEGON,MI 28 13 ALPENA,MI 26 10 DETROIT,MI 31 18 TOLEDO,OH 31 17 CLEVELAND,OH 33 20 BUFFALO,NY 31 19 $$