FICN19 CWIS 251645 Ice forecasts for the Great Lakes issued by Environment Canada at 12:00 p.m. EST Thursday 25 February 2021 for today tonight and Friday. The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 12:00 p.m. Friday. Western Lake Superior. 4 tenths medium lake ice. Consolidated thick lake ice in most bays. Eastern Lake Superior. Open water except 8 tenths medium lake ice in parts of the southern and eastern sections. Whitefish Bay. 8 tenths medium lake ice. Consolidated medium lake ice in most bays. Northern Lake Huron. Open water except 2 tenths medium lake ice along parts of the western and northern shores. Consolidated medium lake ice in the Straits of Mackinac. Southern Lake Huron. Open water except 8 tenths medium lake ice near parts of the shores. Consolidated medium lake ice in Saginaw Bay. North Channel. Consolidated medium lake ice except consolidated thick lake ice in the extreme western section. Georgian Bay. Open water except 8 tenths medium lake ice along the northern and eastern shores. Consolidated medium lake ice along the northern and eastern shores. Lake St. Clair. Consolidated medium lake ice. Eastern Lake Erie. 3 tenths medium lake ice except 9 tenths thin lake ice including 4 tenths medium lake ice in the northwestern section and extreme eastern section. Western Lake Erie. 2 tenths medium lake ice except 8 tenths medium lake ice in the western basin and eastern section. Western Lake Ontario. Open water except 1 tenth thin lake ice along parts of the southern shore. Eastern Lake Ontario. Open water except 9 plus tenths thin lake ice including 4 tenths medium lake ice in the extreme northeastern section. Consolidated medium lake ice in most sheltered bays in the northeastern section. Northern Lake Michigan. Open water except 9 plus tenths medium lake ice north and east of Beaver Island. Southern Lake Michigan. Open water except 5 tenths medium lake ice between Calumet Harbor and Grand Haven. Green Bay. Consolidated medium lake ice except consolidated thick lake ice in Bays de Noc and southern Green Bay. The Lake Michigan ice description has been prepared by the U.S. National Ice Center. End