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KATHY MCKEIL, downbound, was reported at Harbor Beach at 4:59 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 9:08 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads WINDSOR. That time is a BoatNerd estimate, not a confirmed arrival or lock transit. The latest BoatNerd passage lists for 7 watch points held 57 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: MESABI MINER, downbound, was reported at Point Iroquois at 4:44 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 5:58 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BURNS HARBOR. FEDERAL CLYDE, upbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 4:27 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CATHU. BURNS HARBOR, upbound, was reported at Detour at 3:51 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 7:13 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: SAGINAW, upbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 4:45 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads GODERICH. WHITEFISH BAY, upbound, was reported at Stag Island Upper at 4:32 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 5:13 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads THUNDER BAY. ONTARIO VENTURE, downbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 3:57 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SOMBRA.
Detroit River: ALGOMA INTREPID, downbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 4:36 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 10:36 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads HAMILTON. IVER BRIGHT, upbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 1:37 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CASNI. CSL WELLAND, downbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 10:42 p.m. ET Oct. 7. Its AIS destination field reads MONTREAL.
Welland Canal: CSL NIAGARA, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 4:16 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads THUNDER BAY. HINCH SPIRIT, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 9:47 p.m. ET Oct. 7. Its AIS destination field reads CASNI. ALGOSOLIS, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 4:01 p.m. ET Oct. 7. Its AIS destination field reads CA NAN.
Straits of Mackinac: CANDACE ELISE, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 5:00 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MILWAUKEE. JAMES R BARKER, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 4:31 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads TWO HARBORS. KAREN ANDRIE, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 12:40 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads IND HBR.
Duluth / Superior: STEWART J CORT, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 3:30 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR. AMERICAN CENTURY, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 10:11 p.m. ET Oct. 7. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH. VISTA STAR, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 6:03 p.m. ET Oct. 7. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH.
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: 0.906 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.542 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.749 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.509 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.556 ft above Low Water Datum at 4:54 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 2.27 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 4:09 a.m. ET: "Ridging steadily builds to 30.0 inches today as the 30.1 inch parent high digs from the Northern Plains into the Mid-Atlantic today and tonight. The parent high strengthens to 30.3 inches tonight, allowing ridging over Lake Superior to increase 30.2 inches."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 4:03 a.m. ET: "West to northwest winds will persist today, as high pressure around 30.1 inches pushes into the region. Winds will become southerly on Friday, as the high departs and low pressure around 29.2 inches develops in the Northern Plains."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 3:36 a.m. ET: "Persistent influence from Quebec low pressure maintains modest post- frontal northwesterly winds today with dry and seasonable conditions. High pressure builds in from the west Friday shifting winds southerly."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 3:45 a.m. ET: "A trough averaging 30.00 inches across the eastern Great Lakes will weaken today. Meanwhile high pressure of 30.30 inches will build from the Upper Midwest to Ohio by tonight."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 4:02 a.m. ET: "A cold front will finish crossing eastward across the lake this morning. Behind the front, a weak trough averaging 29.7 inches should linger over the lake through today."