FICN19 CWIS 231545 Ice forecasts for the Great Lakes issued by Environment Canada at 12:00 p.m. EDT Saturday 23 March 2024 for today tonight and Sunday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 12:00 p.m. Sunday. Western Lake Superior. Open water except 2 tenths new lake ice along parts of the shores. CONSOLIDATED rotten thick lake ice in Black Bay, Nipigon Bay, and parts of Thunder Bay. Eastern Lake Superior. Open water except 2 tenths new ice along parts of the shores. Whitefish Bay. Open water except 5 tenths new lake ice along parts of the shores. 4 tenths rotten medium lake ice in Batchawana Bay. Southern Lake Huron. Ice free except 2 tenths new lake ice along parts of the shore in Saginaw Bay. Northern Lake Huron. Open water except 2 tenths new lake ice along parts of the shore in the extreme northwestern section. North Channel. Open water except 9 tenths rotten medium lake ice in the extreme eastern section. 9 tenths new lake ice including 1 tenth medium lake ice in St. Marys River. Consolidated rotten medium lake ice along parts of the shores. Georgian Bay. Open water except 2 tenths new lake ice along parts of the northeastern shore. Consolidated rotten medium lake ice along parts of the northeastern shore. Lake St. Clair Lake Erie Lake Ontario. Ice free. Southern Lake Michigan. Ice free. Northern Lake Michigan Green Bay. Open water. The Lake Michigan ice description has been prepared by the U.S. National Ice Center. End