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GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
459 PM EDT MON APR 27 2015

ACTIVE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ON THE GREAT LAKES CAN
BE FOUND AT...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GREATLAKES/?C=HAZ&L=GL&P=A

5 DAY ICE DISCUSSION...

THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD INDICATED THE ICE ON THE EXTREME 
EASTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE SUPERIOR HAS BEEN ALLOWING TRAFFIC TO FLOW 
THROUGH THE ICE FIELDS DURING THE DAY. NIGHT TIME TRAFFIC HAS BEEN 
AFFECTED BY THE ICE FIELDS AS OF TODAY. THE ICE EXTENDS FROM GRAND 
MARAIS NORTH TO MICHIPICOTEN ISLAND EAST TO THE WHITEFISH BAY.  THE 
ICE FIELD OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL GRADUALLY 
DECAY FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS. SIGNIFICANT ICE COVER 
WILL STILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH 
SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL 
THROUGH FRIDAY RISING TO NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY. WATER 
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR FREEZING THROUGH THE PERIOD 
IN WHITEFISH BAY.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE GREAT LAKES AND INCREASE IN SPEED OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF 
THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY. THE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT AND THURSDAY AND THEN BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER LAKE SUPERIOR BY 
FRIDAY MORNING.  THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PUSH INTO THE REST OF 
THE LAKES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NO STRONG STORM SYSTEMS ARE 
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE LAKE THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

THE GREAT LAKES ICE ANALYSIS PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND AT:

HTTP://WWW.NATICE.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/GREAT_LAKES.HTML

AND

HTTP://WWW.GLERL.NOAA.GOV/DATA/ICE/#CURRENTCONDITIONS

 LOCATION   05/01   05/02   04/30   05/01   05/02   05/03    
   DULUTH  37  61  40  40  38  64  40  66  46  68  49        
MARQUETTE  30  61  35  55  35  47  36  54  40  65  42  56    
 GREENBAY  35  67  40  66  41  63  39  67  45  70  47  70    
MILWAUKEE  36  53  40  56  41  53  39  60  46  64  47  64    
  CHICAGO  36  57  38  60  41  58  39  67  50  70  51  76    
 MUSKEGON  37  61  40  64  42  58  38  63  43  66  46  71    
   ALPENA  37  56  34  57  37  53  33  60  41  64  42  68    
  DETROIT  43  59  42  60  45  55  42  61  46  64  46  67    
   TOLEDO  38  62  40  65  45  61  41  64  47  69  50  71    
CLEVELAND  38  57  41  64  45  61  41  63  45  68  47  70    
  BUFFALO  40  60  40  66  43  64  43  61  41  63  42  66    

A FULL GRAPHICAL FORECAST OF THE GREAT LAKES FORECAST TEMPERATURES 
CAN BE FOUND AT: 
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GREATLAKES/?C=MAP&L=GL&P=A&M=TE

A FULL GRAPHICAL FORECAST OF WIND ON THE GREAT LAKES CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GREATLAKES/?C=MAP&L=GL&P=A&M=WS

FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS
COMPARED TO NORMAL CALCULATED ON MON APR 27:
 
LOCATION           DATE   NORMAL CURRENT
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   DULUTH,   MN  APR   26 1817 1776    
MARQUETTE,   MI  APR   26 1643 2234    
SAU_S_MAR,   MI  APR   26 1221 1986    
 GREENBAY,   WI  APR   26  908  999    
MILWAUKEE,   WI  APR   26  218  432    
  CHICAGO,   IL  APR   26    0  269    
 MUSKEGON,   MI  APR   26    0  327    
   ALPENA,   MI  APR   26  816 1378    
  DETROIT,   MI  APR   26    0  288    
   TOLEDO,   OH  APR   26    0  442    
CLEVELAND,   OH  APR   26    0  233    
  BUFFALO,   NY  APR   26  113  684    
 
 
NORMAL TEMPS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE
GREAT LAKES FOR MON APR 27
 
LOCATION     HIGH LOW 
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    DULUTH,MN  57  35 
 MARQUETTE,MI  56  35 
  GREENBAY,WI  57  35 
 MILWAUKEE,WI  62  41 
   CHICAGO,IL  65  43 
  MUSKEGON,MI  61  42 
    ALPENA,MI  57  35 
   DETROIT,MI  65  44 
    TOLEDO,OH  66  43 
 CLEVELAND,OH  64  43 
   BUFFALO,NY  62  42 

NO NEW ICE OBSERVATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD.

NOTE: ALL WEB SITE ADDRESSES SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO YOUR
BROWSER IN LOWER CASE.

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LOMBARDY