FZUS81 KCLE 262034 ICELIO GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 333 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE WINNIPEG WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE LAKES TO PENNSYLVANIA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO PENNSYLVANIA AND MERGE WITH THE GREAT LAKES LOW. A TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE LAKES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TO THE EAST COAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT AND TO NEW YORK BY FRIDAY. A RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE LAKES ON SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTH NORTHWEST DIRECTION ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR BY TUESDAY MORNING. A NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REST OF THE LAKES BY TUESDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WILL OCCUR OVER LAKES SUPERIOR AND MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BRISK WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WILL HELP TO LOWER WATER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE GREAT LAKES. ICE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS CAN BE EXPECTED IN SAGINAW BAY. FAIRLY RAPID ICE DEVELOPMENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN GREEN BAY AND LITTLE AND BIG BAYS DE NOC TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...THE REST OF THE GREAT LAKES SHOULD REMAIN ICE FREE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS AROUND THE GREAT LAKES FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 26 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 02 2012: LOCATION HIGH LOW LOCATION HIGH LOW ------------------------------ ------------------------------- DULUTH, MN 17 0 MUSKEGON, MI 30 19 MARQUETTE, MI 21 7 ALPENA, MI 27 11 SAULT STE MARIE, MI 23 8 DETROIT, MI 32 18 GREEN BAY, WI 24 8 TOLEDO, OH 32 17 MILWAUKEE, WI 28 13 CLEVELAND, OH 34 21 CHICAGO, IL 31 16 BUFFALO, NY 31 19 $$ LOMBARDY