FICN19 CWIS 041650
Ice hazard bulletin for the Great Lakes issued by Environment Canada
at 1700 UTC Saturday 4 February 2006 for today and Sunday. The next
scheduled bulletin will be issued at 1700 UTC Sunday.

No warnings in effect unless noted.
Light to moderate ice pressure may occur in any ice conditions.

Western Lake Superior.
Fasted medium ice in Black Bay, Nipigon Bay and in Chequamegan Bay.
Fasted thin ice along the western and northeastern shores of Thunder
Bay. 7 tenths new ice including 3 tenths thin ice over the western
section and in the entrance to Thunder Bay. Otherwise ice free.

Eastern Lake Superior.
Ice free.

Whitefish Bay.
Open water.

Northern Georgian Bay.
Open water except 8 tenths thin ice along the northeastern shore.

Southern Georgian Bay.
Open water except 7 tenths thin ice along parts of the northeastern
shore.

Northern Lake Huron.
Ice free except 7 tenths new ice including one tenth thin ice over
northwestern section.

Southern Lake Huron.
Ice free except 7 tenths medium ice in Saginaw Bay.

Lake St Clair.
Open water.

Western Lake Erie.
Ice free except open water in the western basin.

Eastern Lake Erie.
Ice free except open water in Long Point Bay.

Western Lake Ontario.
Ice free.

Eastern Lake Ontario.
Ice free except fasted medium ice in Bay Of Quinte.

Northern Lake Michigan.
From US National Ice Center...9 tenths medium and thin ice from the
Straits of Mackinac northwestward towards Naubinway. Strips of new
and thin ice in remainder of area north of a line from Pt Patterson
to Garden Island to Cross Village. Otherwise ice free.

Southern Lake Michigan.
From US National Ice Center...Ice free.

Green Bay.
From US National Ice Center...Fasted medium ice in the Bays de Noc.
Fasted medium and thin ice in coastal areas of southern Green Bay. 9
tenths medium and thin ice in much of eastern Green Bay. Lesser
concentrations of ice in western and far southern Green Bay. Patches
of thin ice exiting Green Bay around Washington Island.

END/LH