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ROBERT S. PIERSON, upbound, was reported at Stag Island Upper at 11:55 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 1:16 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads GODERICH. That time is a BoatNerd estimate, not a confirmed arrival or lock transit. The latest BoatNerd passage lists for 7 watch points held 55 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: SHIRLEY ANN, downbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 11:41 a.m. ET. JAMES R BARKER, downbound, was reported at Point Iroquois at 11:06 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 12:21 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads NANTICOKE. VALERIE B, upbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 9:28 a.m. ET.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: COVE ISLE, upbound, was reported at Grassy Island at 11:54 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 7:07 p.m. ET. MESABI MINER, upbound, was reported at Stag Island Upper at 11:54 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 12:34 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH. ALGOTITAN, upbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 11:45 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 6:04 p.m. ET.
Detroit River: ALGOMA EQUINOX, downbound, was reported at Crib Light at 11:26 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 12:33 p.m. ET. GAIA DESGAGNES, downbound, was reported at Algonac at 10:51 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 1:33 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CA OAK. SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, downbound, was reported at Algonac at 10:29 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 1:17 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DETROIT.
Welland Canal: ALGOMA BUFFALO, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 7:44 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads COTE ST CATHERINE. ALGOCANADA, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 7:06 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads NANTICOKE. BLAIR MCKEIL, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 4:54 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CABCO.
Straits of Mackinac: SAM LAUD, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 11:51 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CLEVELAND EAE. MOLLY M 1, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 11:07 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads BURNS HARBOR. BURNS HARBOR, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 9:42 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR.
Duluth / Superior: COE LUISA, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 7:36 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads USDLH. DIRK S. VANENKEVORT, outbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 10:04 p.m. ET Oct. 26. Its AIS destination field reads TOLEDO. PAUL R TREGURTHA, outbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 9:13 p.m. ET Oct. 26. Its AIS destination field reads CLEVELAND.
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: 0.778 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:42 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.509 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.198 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.348 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.448 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:48 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 1.637 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:42 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 centered over northern Ontario this morning shifts east to the Saint Lawrence Seaway this evening, with 30.4 inch ridging over Lake Superior weakening to 30.1 inches through tonight. A developing 29.8 inch Colorado low lifts through the Plains on Wednesday, eventually moving across Lake Superior Wednesday night into early Thursday morning."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 10:01 a.m. ET: "A large area of high pressure around 30.5 inches will slowly track from Ontario into New England through today into tomorrow morning, while weakening low pressure will move northward across Minnesota into Canada. Modest to breezy southeast winds from 15 to 20 knots today and evening will shift south late tonight through Wednesday."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 9:38 a.m. ET: "High pressure, 30.50 inches, will settle over southern Quebec this evening. Low pressure is forecast to move across northern Ontario into Quebec on Thursday, dragging a cold front across the Great Lakes."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 10:13 a.m. ET: "High pressure of 30.50 inches will strengthen over the eastern Great Lakes today before moving off the New England Coast Wednesday. The next cold front slides south across Lake Erie Thursday night."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 10:02 a.m. ET: "A ridge averaging 30.6 inches affects the lake through Thursday as the embedded high pressure center wobbles southeastward from northern Ontario to North Atlantic waters southeast of the Canadian Maritimes. The ridge exits eastward Thursday night as a cold front sweeps eastward across the lake."