FZUS81 KCLE 101932 ICELIO GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 333 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013 LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY THEN INTO EASTERN CANADA SATURDAY. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN LEAVING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE LAKES MONDAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS NORTHWEST OF LAKE SUPERIOR. WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BE MAINLY NORTHEAST TO EAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES ON MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND LAKE MICHIGAN AND TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS FOR LAKES HURON AND ERIE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN NEAR NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL OVER MOST OF THE LAKES THROUGH MONDAY. THE COAST GUARD INDICATES THAT ENOUGH ICE HAS BROKEN UP AND MELTED SO THAT WATERWAYS ARE OPEN. ICE BREAKING ACTIVITIES HAVE ENDED. THE LATEST ICE ANALYSIS FROM WWW.GLERL.NOAA.GOV/RES/GLCFS STILL SHOWS SOME REMAINING ICE OVER GREEN BAY...THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC...WHITEFISH BAY AND IN THE BAYS SURROUNDING LAKE SUPERIOR. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND THE HIGHER SUN ANGLE WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED DETERIORATION OF THE REMAINING ICE OVER THE NEXT WEEK. FREEZING DEGREE DAY ACCUMULATIONS AT SELECTED STATIONS COMPARED TO NORMAL FOR WED APR 10: LOCATION DATE NORMAL CURRENT ---------------------------------------- DULUTH, MN APR 9 1946 1904 GREENBAY, WI APR 9 1114 1005 MILWAUKEE, WI APR 9 455 498 CHICAGO, IL APR 9 199 223 MUSKEGON, MI APR 9 215 260 ALPENA, MI APR 9 988 791 DETROIT, MI APR 9 102 85 TOLEDO, OH APR 9 93 157 CLEVELAND, OH APR 9 0 8 BUFFALO, NY APR 9 367 144 THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK FOR THE SEASON SINCE WATERWAYS ARE NOW REPORTED AS OPEN. THE ICE FORECAST WILL BEGIN AGAIN EARLY NEXT WINTER WHEN ICE DEVELOPS. $$