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UNCIVILIZED, upbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 11:04 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 8:22 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads UNKNOWN. That time is a BoatNerd estimate, not a confirmed arrival or lock transit. The latest BoatNerd passage lists for 7 watch points held 51 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: MEREDITH ASHTON, upbound, was reported at 9 Mile Point at 10:38 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 12:01 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SOO LOCK. WHITEFISH BAY, downbound, was reported at Whitefish Point at 10:11 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 12:57 p.m. ET. VALERIE B, upbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 9:18 a.m. ET.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: AMERICAN SPIRIT, upbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 11:04 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 5:18 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MARQUETTE. KNOTTIDE, upbound, was reported at Grassy Island at 11:03 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 10:04 p.m. ET. ALGOTERRA, upbound, was reported at Stag Island Upper at 10:40 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 11:17 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CASNI.
Detroit River: SUPERIOR EXPLORER, downbound, was reported at Crib Light at 10:20 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 11:46 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads UNKNOWN. TRADER, downbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 9:50 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 3:38 p.m. ET. EL BURRO, downbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 9:49 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 3:14 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads UNKNOWN.
Welland Canal: BAIE ST.PAUL, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 6:41 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CAQUE. CSL ASSINIBOINE, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 2:48 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads TOLEDO OH. PERELIK, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 9:22 p.m. ET Oct. 1. Its AIS destination field reads CA THU.
Straits of Mackinac: PHANTOM, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 11:03 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads FRANKFORT. 367721870 US, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 9:51 a.m. ET.
Duluth / Superior: BLUE HERON, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 10:32 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR.WI. JAMES R BARKER, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 6:00 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH. ALGOMA NIAGARA, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 1:44 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR .WISC.
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: 0.915 ft above Low Water Datum at 10:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.732 ft above Low Water Datum at 10:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.936 ft above Low Water Datum at 10:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.834 ft above Low Water Datum at 10:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.697 ft above Low Water Datum at 10:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 2.516 ft above Low Water Datum at 10:54 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 10:02 a.m. ET: "High pressure of 30.3 inches over the Northern Plains this morning shifts east to the Great Lakes tonight through Saturday. A weak 29.9 inch trough skirts along Lake Superior's north shore Saturday night and Sunday, with 30.3 inch high pressure quickly returning Sunday night into Monday."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 9:13 a.m. ET: "30.3 inch high pressure will move across Lake Michigan this evening, bringing decreasing & eventually light/variable winds. Winds will trend south-southwesterly Saturday as 29.8 inch low pressure moves toward the Hudson Bay from the Canadian Prairies."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 9:44 a.m. ET: "A cold front averaging 29.90 inches will exit to the east of the Lower Great Lakes this morning. High pressure, 30.30 inches, will move from the Upper Midwest today to Lake Huron and southern Ontario by Saturday."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 9:57 a.m. ET: "A cold front will move southeast across Lake Erie this morning with high pressure 30.20 inches building over the Great Lakes later today through Saturday. Another cold front will cross the lake Sunday, followed by high pressure 30.20 inches early next week."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 10:03 a.m. ET: "A 30.3 inch high will build east across the lower Great Lakes region today through Saturday, before sliding northeast into northern New England Saturday night. A 29.7 inch low over northwestern Ontario Sunday will deepen to 29.4 inches as it slides just south of James Bay into central Quebec Sunday night, while sending a pair of cold fronts across the Lake."