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ECLIPSE X, upbound, was reported at South East Shoal at 4:47 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 12:47 p.m. ET. That time is a BoatNerd estimate, not a confirmed arrival or lock transit. The latest BoatNerd passage lists for 7 watch points held 70 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: AMERICAN CENTURY, upbound, was reported at Detour at 4:13 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 7:39 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads TWO HARBORS. ALGOMA STRONGFIELD, downbound, was reported at Whitefish Point at 3:48 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 6:27 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BAIE COMEAU. VIKING OCTANTIS, upbound, was reported at Detour at 2:29 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 8:10 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads USSSM.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: JOHN D LEITCH, upbound, was reported at Crib Light at 4:34 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 8:15 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BURNS HARBOR. MANITOWOC, upbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 4:08 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 9:37 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads STONEPORT. ALGOMA NIAGARA, upbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 4:03 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads THUNDER BAY.
Detroit River: EDWIN H. GOTT, downbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 4:58 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads NANTICOKE. ALGOMA BUFFALO, upbound, was reported at South East Shoal at 4:14 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 10:59 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SANDUSKY. CALUMET, downbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 4:12 a.m. ET.
Welland Canal: ALGOTITAN, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 4:58 a.m. ET. PEARL MIST, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 4:19 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads TORONTO. FEDERAL YUKINA, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 1:49 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CA MTR.
Straits of Mackinac: DEFIANCE, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 3:50 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads GREEN BAY. LEE A. TREGURTHA, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 3:06 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MARQUETTE. REBECCA LYNN, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 12:28 a.m. ET.
Duluth / Superior: GRYPHON, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 11:07 p.m. ET Sept. 28. BBC BASEL, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 7:40 p.m. ET Sept. 28. Its AIS destination field reads USDLH. VELERA, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 4:41 p.m. ET Sept. 28.
Saginaw: no vessel reports from the last 24 hours were returned. That does not mean the waterway is empty.
Marquette C.G. (Lake Superior), NOAA station 9099018: 0.889 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.804 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.634 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.877 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.73 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 2.398 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Each reading is one gauge above that lake's chart datum; it does not establish channel depth or vessel clearance.
Lake Superior, NWS forecast issued 4:01 a.m. ET: "Ridging has weakened to 29.9 inches over Lake Superior this morning as 30.0 high pressure shifts east of the lake and extends from southern Quebec to Lower Michigan. Deep troughing of 29.3 inches is lifting out of the Canadian Rockies, with a 29.7 inch trough extending south through the Plains."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 4:15 a.m. ET: "The center of high pressure of 30.1 inches will shift over Lake Huron today. Look for areas of fog, dense possible, over the northern quarter of Lake Michigan through the early morning hours today, but expect it to diminish by mid morning."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 3:56 a.m. ET: "Broad high pressure, 30.10 inches, drifts across the Great Lakes this morning. Calm winds organize out of the southwest ahead of a more unsettled pattern to close out of the work week."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 3:38 a.m. ET: "High pressure 30.20 inches will become centered over the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas today through Thursday. A cold front will slowly sink across Lake Erie Thursday night into Friday."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 4:02 a.m. ET: "A 29.8 inch low along the southern shores of Cape Cod will northeast along the New England coast today while filling to 29.9 inches. This low will finally dissipate over the North Atlantic Wednesday as a 30.1 inch high builds to just off the Mid Atlantic coast."