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WICKY SPIRIT, upbound, was reported at Crib Light at 11:15 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 2:14 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CASNI. That time is a BoatNerd estimate, not a confirmed arrival or lock transit. The latest BoatNerd passage lists for 7 watch points held 52 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: AMERICAN INTEGRITY, downbound, was reported at Downbound Keweenaw at 11:10 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 12:53 a.m. ET Oct. 31. Its AIS destination field reads CONNEAUT. SHIRLEY ANN, downbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 10:27 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SAULT STE MARIE. VALERIE B, upbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 9:39 a.m. ET.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: NORTHERN VENTURE, upbound, was reported at Grassy Island at 10:46 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 4:36 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DETROIT. ALGOCANADA, upbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 10:46 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 3:30 p.m. ET. HURON, upbound, was reported at Grassy Island at 10:12 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 7:07 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads UNKNOWN.
Detroit River: KAYE E BARKER, downbound, was reported at Vantage Point / Port Huron at 11:13 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 4:18 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CLEVELAND. 368435930 US, upbound, was reported at Grassy Island at 10:12 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 11:48 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads UNKNOWN. ALGOMA INTREPID, upbound, was reported at South East Shoal at 9:59 a.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 2:46 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads GODERICH.
Welland Canal: ALGOSOLIS, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 11:10 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SARNIA. ALGOTITAN, outbound, was reported at Port Weller at 10:34 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CASEI. ZEA LILIAN, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 10:12 a.m. ET.
Straits of Mackinac: MISS MARGY, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 10:38 a.m. ET. DONALD J SARTER, westbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 10:18 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads STURGEON BAY. MARQUETTE II, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 8:37 a.m. ET.
Duluth / Superior: BURNS HARBOR, outbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 2:15 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH. MESABI MINER, inbound, was reported at Superior Entry at 8:52 p.m. ET Oct. 29. Its AIS destination field reads SUPERIOR. H LEE WHITE, outbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 8:48 p.m. ET Oct. 29. Its AIS destination field reads MARQUETTE.
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 11:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.23 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.568 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.647 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.434 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:12 a.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 1.814 ft above Low Water Datum at 11:12 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 10:01 a.m. ET: "A 30.3 inch high stretching from Alberta to the Upper Great Lakes this morning will continue building to 30.4 inches over the Upper Great Lakes today. High pressure then shifts to the Lower Great Lakes by Saturday morning and strengthens to 30.5 inches, with ridging of around 30.2 inches lingering over Lake Superior through the weekend as the high gradually shifts to the Eastern Seaboard."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 9:50 a.m. ET: "High pressure around 30.4 inches will work its way across the Upper Great Lakes Region today with winds turning more northeasterly and lessening as it moves over Lake Michigan. Then winds become southeasterly later tonight as high pressure slowly exits."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 9:44 a.m. ET: "Brisk northwest flow this morning continues across Lake Huron in the wake of a cold front. High pressure, 30.40 inches, will then build in tonight and through the weekend, relaxing wind speeds and bringing in a period of lighter winds."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 9:35 a.m. ET: "Behind a departing cold front this morning, high pressure 30.40 inches will build southeast over the area and persist into the weekend. A warm front will lift north across the lake on Sunday into Sunday night."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 10:03 a.m. ET: "A 30.4 inch high will settle over the lower Great Lakes tonight. This high will then drift to the eastern seaboard Tuesday, then east of the Mid Atlantic coast by Wednesday."