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MEREDITH ASHTON, upbound, was reported at Stag Island Upper at 9:22 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 10:07 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MUSKEGON. That time is a BoatNerd estimate, not a confirmed arrival or lock transit. The latest BoatNerd passage lists for 7 watch points held 53 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: AMERICAN SPIRIT, upbound, was reported at 9 Mile Point at 9:01 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 10:03 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MARQUETTE. LEE A. TREGURTHA, downbound, was reported at Whitefish Point at 8:59 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 12:06 p.m. ET. JOHN J. BOLAND, upbound, was reported at 9 Mile Point at 8:47 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 9:44 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: ALGOMA ENDEAVOUR, upbound, was reported at Detroit River Light at 8:46 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 3:47 p.m. ET. WALTER J MCCARTHY, downbound, was reported at Downbound 11 and 12 at 8:24 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 9:25 a.m. ET. NORTHERN VENTURE, upbound, was reported at Stag Island Upper at 8:13 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads PARRY SOUND.
Detroit River: MOLLY M 1, upbound, was reported at South East Shoal at 9:21 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 5:35 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BURNS HARBOR. JOYCE L VANENKEVORT, downbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 4:17 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BUFFALO. AMERICAN INTEGRITY, downbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 12:41 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CLEVELAND.
Welland Canal: ECOSSE, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 8:49 a.m. ET. CSL NIAGARA, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 8:29 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR. HARVEST SPIRIT, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 8:24 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CABCO.
Straits of Mackinac: FEDERAL BRISTOL, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 1:55 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads USBNB. MUNTGRACHT, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 12:33 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads USMKE. KAYE E BARKER, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 11:16 p.m. ET Oct. 24. Its AIS destination field reads GREEN BAY.
Duluth / Superior: ALGOMA INTREPID, outbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 8:46 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads HAMILTON. RED HERRING, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 10:00 p.m. ET Oct. 24. STEWART J CORT, outbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 11:25 a.m. ET Oct. 24. Its AIS destination field reads BURNS HARBOR.
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: 0.732 ft above Low Water Datum at 9:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.394 ft above Low Water Datum at 9:18 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.204 ft above Low Water Datum at 9:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.23 ft above Low Water Datum at 9:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.352 ft above Low Water Datum at 9:18 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 1.804 ft above Low Water Datum at 9:12 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 4:00 a.m. ET: "High pressure builds to 30.6 inches over the Canadian Prairies today, pushing ridging of 30.4 inches over Lake Superior this evening. High pressure becomes centered over northern Ontario at 30.5 inches on Monday, shifting to the Saint Lawrence Seaway on Tuesday."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 3:56 a.m. ET: "Low pressure around 29.2 inches will move across Hudson Bay today, while high pressure around 30.6 inches will move from Alberta to the northern Great Lakes by Monday night. This will result in a slow moving cold front from north to south across Lake Michigan this afternoon through tonight."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 3:53 a.m. ET: "The cold front has moved across western portions of Lake Superior this morning. This front slowly drops southeast across the region through Sunday night."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 4:31 a.m. ET: "High pressure 30.50 inches along the East Coast will slide southwest today through the central Appalachians and into the Tennessee Valley. This will allow for a weak cold front to cross the lake on Monday."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 4:02 a.m. ET: "A ridge averaging 30.5 inches affects the lake through tonight as the embedded high pressure center moves from near Lake Champlain toward the Mid-Atlantic states. The ridge then exits southeastward as a weak cold front sweeps southeastward across the lake on Monday."