western lake erie starting to freeze

[wallydog1]

looking at the ice maps and lake vision looks like ice is starting to form.lets hope temps stay or go lower for the the next couple of weeks.is there anybody out there to confirm.

[gunrac]

Tell me more about these ice maps.
HAWG ON, SEA YA, Ron

[ezmarc]

http://140.90.54.35/pub/great_lakes/D9_Support/glslide040108.jpg

[Juls_OH]

The ice map shows the area to have 2-6 inches of ice. All I know is that two days ago there was open water as far as I could see.
I take my dog down to the beach on the East side of Cawtaba Island every morning, and this morning I could still a few patches of open water. I would be hard pressed to say that there is 6 inches of ice out there. Maybe along the shore lines, but not more than 3 tenths of a mile out. We're making ice and should be for the rest of the week. High teens to mid 20's thru Sat., and Sunday's high is calling for 32 degrees. I don't know what's in store for next week.

As long as the winds stay calm like this we will have really nice ice for you ice fishermen. It's pretty smooth out there right now.

Juls

[eyedoktr]

Great news. Thanks for the update. PLEASE let us know as soon as there is safe fishable ice. I'm ready for a trip.

[bob oh]

Put in bay forecast -- freexing temps through the 23rd...high during he period of 31 - 32 1 or 2 days. some single digits at night. I waws hoping for 60s and higher :-)


rod bender bob

[Juls_OH]

The wind is blowing hard out of the North today, and the smooth ice that we had is now ravaged. There are ice heaves as far as you can see, and the ice is more like shards of ice all over the place, than one big block of ice like we had yesterday.

It will be a very bumpy ride in the airboats and on 4 wheelers when they do get to go out. There are still pockets of open water out there, but the temps are so low today that it is definately making more ice. 17 degrees at early to mid afternoon right now.

Juls

[SUPERTROLLER]

I just read the long range forecast was for extremely cold weather the rest of January. They are forecasting that all of Lake Erie will freeze over. You can soon be fishing on ice at your end of the lake too!

[Walleye Express]

>The wind is blowing hard out of the North today, and the
>smooth ice that we had is now ravaged. There are ice heaves as
>far as you can see, and the ice is more like shards of ice all
>over the place, than one big block of ice like we had
>yesterday.
>
>It will be a very bumpy ride in the airboats and on 4 wheelers
>when they do get to go out. There are still pockets of open
>water out there, but the temps are so low today that it is
>definately making more ice. 17 degrees at early to mid
>afternoon right now.
>
>Juls


[b]Hey, Cuzin Juls.

Better build me a nest in your garage if this weather keeps up and ice forms on Erie. I don't mind sleeping with a Ranger, as long as he's not wearing green shorts and a little funny hat. :D

[wallydog1]

JUL'S
thank's for the up date.the ice map's that I looked at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/marine/marine.html
these maps only show tenth's of ice forming.look's like they are from
satalite's using Radar.