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NAVTEX Format for the Great Lakes for Lake Huron, Erie and Ontario


* NOTE: Corrected and/or amended bulletins are listed first *

 
FQCN38 CWTO 240843 AAA
UPDATED NAVTEX FOR FERNDALE VBR AT 4:42 AM EDT FRI 24 APR 2026.

VLD 24/08Z-26/04Z,
WND(KT), VIS(NM) ABV 1 UNL IND, FOG IMPL VIS LESS THAN 1.

SYNOPSIS:
24/07Z RIDGE ON LINE N-S OVR THE ONTARIO - QUEBEC BORDER. 25/07Z
 RIDGE ON LINE N-S OVR MONTREAL. 24/07Z C-FRONT FM THUNDER BAY TO
 MISSOURI. 25/07Z C-FRONT ON LINE N-S OVR LK ERIE.

WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO:
WNG: NIL.
WND: LGT. 24/10Z E15. 25/04Z E20. 25/16Z NE25. 25/22Z NE15.
VIS: 24/08Z-24/13Z 2-6 RISK TSTM.


REMAINDER UNCHANGED.

END
FQCN38 CWTO 240656
NAVTEX FOR FERNDALE VBR AT 3:00 AM EDT FRI 24 APR 2026.

VLD 24/07Z-26/04Z,
WND(KT), VIS(NM) ABV 1 UNL IND, FOG IMPL VIS LESS THAN 1.

SYNOPSIS:
24/07Z RIDGE ON LINE N-S OVR THE ONTARIO - QUEBEC BORDER. 25/07Z
 RIDGE ON LINE N-S OVR MONTREAL. 24/07Z C-FRONT FM THUNDER BAY TO
 MISSOURI. 25/07Z C-FRONT ON LINE N-S OVR LK ERIE.

NORTHERN GEORGIAN BAY:
WNG: NIL.
WND: E15. 24/19Z E10. 25/13Z NE10. 25/19Z N10.

SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY:
WNG: NIL.
WND: E15. 25/01Z SE15. 25/10Z E10. 25/19Z N10.

NORTHERN LAKE HURON:
WNG: NIL.
WND: E25. 25/13Z NE15. 25/22Z N10.
VIS: 24/07Z-24/13Z 2-6 RISK TSTM.

SOUTHERN LAKE HURON:
WNG: NIL.
WND: E15. 24/13Z SE15. 25/07Z NE15. 25/22Z N10.
VIS: 24/07Z-24/13Z 2-6 RISK TSTM. 24/22Z-25/07Z 2-6 RISK TSTM.

LAKE ST  CLAIR:
WNG: NIL.
WND: SE10. 24/13Z SE15. 25/07Z E10. 25/13Z N15.
VIS: 24/19Z-25/07Z 2-6 RISK TSTM.

WESTERN LAKE ERIE:
WNG: NIL.
WND: VRB10. 24/10Z E15. 24/16Z E20. 25/07Z NE15. 25/22Z NE20.
VIS: 24/19Z-25/10Z 2-6 RISK TSTM.

EASTERN LAKE ERIE:
WNG: NIL.
WND: NE15. 24/13Z NE20.
VIS: 24/07Z-24/13Z 2-6 RISK TSTM. 25/01Z-25/10Z 2-6 RISK TSTM.

WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO:
WNG: NIL.
WND: LGT. 24/10Z E15. 25/04Z E20. 25/16Z NE25. 25/22Z NE15.

EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO:
WNG: NIL.
WND: N10. 24/10Z NE15. 24/16Z VRB10. 25/01Z E15. 25/07Z E20. 25/19Z
E10. 26/01Z LGT.



WAVES(M) VLD 24/07Z-26/04Z.

NORTHERN LAKE HURON:
1.5. 25/01Z 1. 26/01Z 0-0.5.

SOUTHERN LAKE HURON:
0.5-1. 26/01Z 0-0.5.

NORTHERN GEORGIAN BAY:
0.5-1. 24/22Z 0-0.5.

SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY:
0.5-1. 25/13Z 0-0.5.

LAKE ST  CLAIR:
0-0.5.

WESTERN LAKE ERIE:
0-0.5. 24/13Z 0.5-1. 24/19Z 1-1.5. 25/10Z 0.5-1.

EASTERN LAKE ERIE:
0.5-1. 24/16Z 1-1.5.

WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO:
0-0.5. 24/13Z 0.5-1. 25/07Z 1-1.5. 25/13Z 2. 26/01Z 0.5-1.

EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO:
1-1.5.


END
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