FZUS81 KCLE 142000 ICELIO GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 300 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007 A NOREASTER WILL RIDE ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST AND MOVE INTO NEWFOUNDLAND THURSDAY...WITH SEVERAL TROUGHS ROTATING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC FRIDAY NIGHT. A LARGE ARCTIC HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL STATES WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY. ON SATURDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...WHILE ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP OUT OF MANITOBA AND DIVE INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. ON SUNDAY A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE...EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL LAKES. THE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES WILL BE FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...THEN BACK TO THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...THEN BACK TO THE WEST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ACROSS ALL THE LAKES WILL BE BELOW TO MUCH BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ARCTIC OUTBREAK WILL DROP TEMPERATURES TO BELOW NORMAL SATURDAY NIGHT...AND BELOW TO MUCH BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY NIGHT. RAPID ICE GROWTH IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS OF 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MODERATE ICE GROWTH IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS...BUT RAPID ICE GROWTH WILL RETURN BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DIP TO ZERO TO FIVE BELOW. MODERATE ICE GROWTH IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND LOWER LAKES THROUGH THE ENTIRE. PERIOD. LOWS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WARMING INTO THE TEENS FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS THROUGH THE DAY (FEBRUARY 13 2007) COMPARED TO NORMAL FOR THAT DAY: LOCATION 2007 NORM LOCATION 2007 NORM ------------------------------ ------------------------------ DULUTH, MN 1201 1666 MUSKEGON, MI 365 454 MARQUETTE, MI 1051 1010 ALPENA, MI 600 799 SAULT STE MARIE, MI 822 1214 DETROIT, MI 389 401 GREEN BAY, WI 669 1052 TOLEDO, OH 407 381 MILWAUKEE, WI 511 672 CLEVELAND, OH 382 258 CHICAGO, IL 475 441 BUFFALO, NY 407 418 ICE REPORTS USCGC NEAH BAY 11 FEB 07 FM AMABSSADOR BRIDGE TO FIGHTING ISLAND CHANNEL 9/10-10/10 COVERAGE 4-6 INCH DRIFTING PLATE ICE...RIDGING...CLOSED TO SMALL CRAFT. FM LIVINGSTON CHANNEL TO SE SHOAL 10/10 COVERAGE 8-12 INCH RAFTED PLATE AND BRASH ICE. 5-8 FT WINDROWS. ICEBREAKER. FM SE SHOAL TO CLEVELAND CRIB 9/10-10/10 COVERAGE 4-8 INCH BROKEN PLATE ICE. 5-8 FT WINDROWS. ICEBREAKER. FM CLEVELAND CRIB TO CLEVELAND HARBOR 10/10 COVERAGE 10-12 INCH PLATE ICE. RAFTING/RIDGING. 5-8 FT WINDROWS. ICEBREAKER. USCGC KATMAI BAY 11 FEB 07 FM LANSING SHOAL LT TO MACKINAW ISLAND 10/10 COVERAGE 10-20 INCH PLATE ICE WITH ISOLATED BRASH FIELDS 4-6 FEET. FMPIPE ISLAND TO LIME ISLAND 10/10 COVERAGE 8-12 INCH PLATE ICE. USCGC KATMAI BAY 11 FEB 07 FM LIME ISLAND TO 9 MILE 10/10 COVERAGE 7-13 INCH PLATE ICE. FM 9 MILE TO 6 MILE 10/10 COVERAGE 3-8 INCH PLATE ICE. FM 6 MILE TO SOO HARBOR 3/10 COVERAGE 2-6 INCH PLATE ICE. USCGC KATMAI BAY 10 FEB 07 FM MARTIN REEF LT TO PIE REEF LT 3/10 COVERAGE SKIM ICE. FM ROUND ISLAND TO LANSING SHOAL 10/10 COVERAGE 8-20 INCH PLATE ICE. ISOLATED BRASH FIELDS 4-6 FEET. USCGC MOBILE BAY FM STRAITS OF MACKINAC 10 FEB 07 FM ST IGNACE TO LANSING SHOAL TO HOVE 10/10 COVERAGE 8-12 INCH PLATE AND REFROZEN PLATE ICE. USCGC HOLLYHOCK 9 FEB 07 FM LAKE ST CLAIR LT 14 TO WILLOW POINT 10/10 COVERAGE 8-12 INCH BRASH/REFROZEN ICE. FM WILLOW POINT TO SOMBER TOWNSHIP WATER TOWER 10/10 COVERAGE BRASH ICE. MANY PRESSURE RIDGES...DIFFICULT...NO DEFINED TRACK. 2-3 FEET CLOSED TO ALL SMALL CRAFT. FM ST CLAIR MIDDLE GROUND TO STAG ISLAND UPPER 10/10 COVERAGE 6-8 INCH BRASH REFROZEN ICE. NO DEFINED TRACK. USCGC KATMAI BAY 8 FEB 07 PIPE ISLAND TO WINTER PT 10/10 COVERAGE 10-18 INCH PLATE ICE. $$ DJB