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.
JOYCE L VANENKEVORT, downbound, was reported at Downbound Keweenaw at 2:39 p.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 3:40 a.m. ET Nov. 10. Its AIS destination field reads TOLEDO. That time is a BoatNerd estimate, not a confirmed arrival or lock transit. The latest BoatNerd passage lists for 7 watch points held 59 distinct vessels with reports from the last 24 hours.
Soo Locks: INDIANA HARBOR, upbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 2:25 p.m. ET. ALGOMA INNOVATOR, downbound, was reported at Soo Locks at 2:19 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads GODERICH. ALGOMA HARVESTER, upbound, was reported at 9 Mile Point at 2:17 p.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Soo Locks around 3:19 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads THUNDER BAY.
Port Huron / St. Clair River: COVE ISLE, upbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 2:35 p.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 8:49 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads NAVAIDS MAINTENANCE. CSL WELLAND, upbound, was reported at Crib Light at 2:16 p.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 5:21 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads THUNDER BAY. ALPENA, upbound, was reported at Grassy Island at 2:14 p.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Vantage Point / Port Huron around 8:11 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads ALPENA.
Detroit River: BAIE COMEAU, downbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 2:50 p.m. ET. CSL NIAGARA, upbound, was reported at South East Shoal at 1:00 p.m. ET; BoatNerd estimates it at Dossin Museum / Detroit around 6:23 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads THUNDER BAY. AMERICAN INTEGRITY, downbound, was reported at Dossin Museum / Detroit at 9:59 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CONNEAUT.
Welland Canal: ALGONOVA, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 3:10 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads SARNIA. ROBERT S. PIERSON, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 3:10 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CLEVELAND. JOHN D LEITCH, inbound, was reported at Port Weller at 1:17 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads TOLEDO.
Straits of Mackinac: JAMES R BARKER, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 2:47 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads DULUTH. CG45700, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 11:50 a.m. ET. SAGINAW, eastbound, was reported at Straits of Mackinac at 11:16 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads MILWAUKEE.
Duluth / Superior: PAUL R TREGURTHA, outbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 1:02 p.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads CLEVELAND. R V NEIL ARMSTRONG, inbound, was reported at Duluth Piers at 9:00 a.m. ET. Its AIS destination field reads USDLH.
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: 0.856 ft above Low Water Datum at 3:00 p.m. ET, preliminary data.
Holland (Lake Michigan), NOAA station 9087031: 1.132 ft above Low Water Datum at 3:06 p.m. ET, preliminary data.
Harbor Beach (Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075014: 1.378 ft above Low Water Datum at 3:00 p.m. ET, preliminary data.
Essexville (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron), NOAA station 9075035: 1.368 ft above Low Water Datum at 3:06 p.m. ET, preliminary data.
Fairport (Lake Erie), NOAA station 9063053: 2.149 ft above Low Water Datum at 3:06 p.m. ET, preliminary data.
Oswego (Lake Ontario), NOAA station 9052030: 1.719 ft above Low Water Datum at 3:00 p.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: "30.0 inch ridging lingers over Lake Superior this morning. Then a 29.6 inch low near Lake Winnipeg weakens to 29.7 inches as it traverses just north of Lake Superior this evening into tonight, sending a 29.8 inch trough across the lake."
Lake Michigan, NWS forecast issued 9:59 a.m. ET: "Winds will become southwesterly and increase through this evening as an area of low pressure around 29.7 inches progresses through the northern Canadian Prairies into northern Ontario. Winds become northwesterly behind the associated cold front early Tuesday morning, then diminish as high pressure around 30.1 inches builds into the central Plains and Mississippi River Valley."
Lake Huron, NWS forecast issued 9:58 a.m. ET: "Low pressure, 29.50 inches, over western Quebec and its cold front exit the central Great Lakes early this morning. Expect a few additional showers at times, mainly over Lake Huron."
Lake Erie, NWS forecast issued 2:41 p.m. ET: "High pressure 30.00 inches briefly builds into the region today. Low pressure 29.70 inches will move north of Lake Erie while dragging a cold front east across the lake early Tuesday."
Lake Ontario, NWS forecast issued 10:03 a.m. ET: "A 29.4 inch low over the Canadian Maritimes today will move north to northern Quebec by late Tuesday. Meanwhile, another 29.7 inch low will move from northwest Ontario province tonight to southern Quebec Tuesday before reaching the Gulf of Maine by Wednesday."