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Post by magellan on Mar 3, 2009 17:38:59 GMT
I don't think there's enough winter weather left for much more freezing on any of the lakes save maybe Superior.
Once March arrives, the warm days begin to increase in number; lots of swings.
The ice may linger into April, but increasing is not likely IMO. The problem is, we get 2-4 days of rain and the ice disappears en masse. To recover from that this late in the year would be highly unusual.
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Post by kiwistonewall on Mar 3, 2009 20:01:24 GMT
Yes, we are past the usual turning point as per chart below. Ice absorbs a lot of energy when it melts. The locals are in for some lovely "crisp" mornings for a few weeks. Current difference from normal:
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Post by kiwistonewall on Mar 3, 2009 20:15:42 GMT
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Post by magellan on Mar 4, 2009 4:06:42 GMT
That is absolutely impressive, and it is embarrassing to not know more about my own state We are about to enter a warm spell. The next week or two will tell a lot. What I do know is things can change rapidly here in a matter of days, and yo-yo temperature swings are not uncommon. No matter, the latest data speaks volumes. Keep in mind just how completely bassackwards NOAA predictions were for this winter.
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Post by hilbert on Mar 5, 2009 4:03:45 GMT
The forecast for Marquette, MI (near Lake Superior) is to be much warmer, so the ice on L. Superior might have peaked (perhaps there will be another cold spell). Based on the maps, I would guess that it has actually frozen over, but I don't know if the Canadian Ice Service tracks that.
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Post by jimg on Mar 5, 2009 4:23:43 GMT
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Post by hilbert on Mar 5, 2009 16:28:56 GMT
I was shown how to scale the images a few days ago. To the header, inside the square brackets, add width and height in pixels, in this case width=800 height=600
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Post by hilbert on Mar 5, 2009 16:30:12 GMT
BillAlexander was the one who knew how to do this.
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Post by magellan on Mar 6, 2009 1:03:09 GMT
Spring fever is here, and 4+ days of beautiful weather (minus the rain) is forthcoming. That should just about do it for the ice. It rained in the U.P. today too.
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Post by kiwistonewall on Mar 6, 2009 3:12:47 GMT
The ice requires a lot of heat to melt it. The latest images show a little melting, but I don't think you'll be swimming just yet! ;D
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Post by jimg on Mar 6, 2009 6:15:51 GMT
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Post by kiwistonewall on Mar 6, 2009 8:42:35 GMT
New Lake Ice <5 cm Thin Lake Ice 5-15 cm Medium Lake Ice 15-30 cm Thick Lake Ice 30-70 cm
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Post by jorgekafkazar on Mar 7, 2009 1:25:27 GMT
I was shown how to scale the images a few days ago. To the header, inside the square brackets, add width and height in pixels, in this case width=800 height=600 Somebody tell Vuk. Please. Example (with parentheses instead of square brackets): (img width=800 height=600)http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/prods/CVCSWCTGL/20090302180000_CVCSWCTGL_0004249430.gif(/img)
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Post by hilbert on Mar 7, 2009 16:17:04 GMT
Lake Superior, 03 March 2009
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Post by hilbert on Mar 7, 2009 16:48:14 GMT
I was shown how to scale the images a few days ago. To the header, inside the square brackets, add width and height in pixels, in this case width=800 height=600 Somebody tell Vuk. Please. Example (with parentheses instead of square brackets): (img width=800 height=600)http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/prods/CVCSWCTGL/20090302180000_CVCSWCTGL_0004249430.gif(/img) Sorry for all of the newbie stuff. I just realized that one could modify his postings, so I went back and resized my overly-large pictures. Is there a way to make the quotes a bit larger? They seem awfully small to my poor eyes. hilbert
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