FICN19 CWIS 081545 ICE FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT LAKES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 12:00 P.M. EDT FRIDAY 8 MAY 2026 FOR TODAY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED AT 12:00 P.M. SATURDAY. WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. OPEN WATER EXCEPT 3 TENTHS ROTTEN VERY THICK LAKE ICE IN NIPIGON BAY. 8 TENTHS ROTTEN VERY THICK LAKE ICE IN BLACK BAY AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN THUNDER BAY. EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. OPEN WATER. WHITEFISH BAY NORTH CHANNEL LAKE HURON GEORGIAN BAY LAKE ST. CLAIR LAKE ERIE LAKE ONTARIO LAKE MICHIGAN. ICE FREE. THE LAKE MICHIGAN ICE DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER. THE GREAT LAKES ICE ALERTS ARE ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN ICE SERVICE. END