How this edition was made: Every sentence is generated from a dated BoatNerd, NOAA or NWS source field and checked against those stored facts before publication. The lead was chosen by fixed rules. Estimates are marked as estimates and positions change after their report time. Verify time-sensitive details with the original provider. Report a correction.
BAIE ST.PAUL, downbound, was reported at Whitefish Point at 11:11 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 2:11 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 63 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: BURNS HARBOR, downbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 10:44 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BURNS HARBOR. HON JAMES L OBERSTAR, upbound, was reported at 9 Mile Point at 10:40 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 11:40 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MARQUETTE. SHIRLEY ANN, downbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 10:22 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SAULT STE MARIE.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: JOHN G MUNSON, upbound, was reported at Stag Island Upper at 11:00 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 11:36 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MARQUETTE. KAMINISTIQUA, downbound, was reported at Downbound 11 and 12 at 10:32 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 11:27 a.m. ET. CSL ASSINIBOINE, upbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 10:31 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads THUNDER BAY.
Detroit River: KOZNITZA, downbound, was reported at Algonac at 10:32 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 1:48 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CA MTR. WILFRED SYKES, downbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 10:26 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 2:57 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CLEVELAND. ALGOMA HARVESTER, upbound, was reported at South East Shoal at 9:17 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 1:46 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SARNIA.
Welland Canal: ALGOBERTA, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 8:50 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CASVD. BBC TORNIO, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 6:55 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CA WND. RT HON PAUL J MARTIN, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 2:35 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads QUEBEC.
Straits of Mackinac: PRESQUE ISLE, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 11:01 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads GARY. 338478384 US, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 10:35 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads UNKNOWN. JOYCE L VANENKEVORT, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 10:30 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BREVORT.
Duluth / Superior: BLUE HERON, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 8:47 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR.WI. AMERICAN CENTURY, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 11:37 p.m. ET Oct. 22. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR. MESABI MINER, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 10:08 p.m. ET Oct. 22. 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: 0.745 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:00 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.617 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:06 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.355 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:06 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.473 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:06 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.428 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:06 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 1.867 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:00 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 10:01 a.m. ET: "30.5 inch high pressure extending from southern Quebec into New England is extending a 30.2 inch ridge over Lake Superior. By Saturday afternoon, a 29.2 inch low over northern Manitoba drags a 30.1 inch trough over the west half of Lake Superior."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 9:46 a.m. ET: "30.4 inch high pressure is centered over Quebec this morning, with 29.4 inch low pressure positioned over northeastern Montana. Positioning of these surface features is resulting in generally south to southeasterly winds across the waters."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 9:45 a.m. ET: "High pressure, 30.50 inches, over Quebec migrates south into New England to close out the week, sustaining an extended period of tranquil and mainly dry conditions into next week."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 9:53 a.m. ET: "High pressure 30.50 inches over eastern Canada will continue to build south into the New England states and strengthen to 30.60 inches by Saturday. This high will continue south along the East Coast on Sunday."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 10:03 a.m. ET: "A ridge averaging 30.5 inches affects the lake through Sunday night as the embedded high pressure center drifts generally southward from central Quebec toward the Mid-Atlantic states. The ridge then exits southeastward as a weak cold front sweeps southeastward across the lake on Monday."