Daily Update

Lake Charles, LA

March 25, 2024

Notices

LAKE CHARLES – Daily Port Update
 
Channel Service:             OPEN
Pilot Service:                    OPEN
 
Tug Availability:              4 TUGS; SAM OOS 3/10 UFN ** HERC OOS 3/18 FOR 7-10 DAYS
 
Cameron Ferry:               OPEN
 
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows
 
24/2345 TO 25/0600 ** 25/1215 TO 25/1645**26/0015 TO 26/1630**27/0045 TO 27/1630

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
 
Today
Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming south 25 to 30 knots early this afternoon, then diminishing to 20 to 25 knots late. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Tonight
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Tuesday
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Tuesday Night
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wednesday
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wednesday Night
North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Thursday
North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Thursday Night
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
Friday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Friday Night
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
 
NOAA US GULF OFFSHORE WATER WEATHER

Port / Terminal Restrictions

Maximum Channel Draft:                             40'00” FW
 
Max Terminal Drafts:
Alcoa                                                               32’00” FW
Bulk Terminal 1 Old                                     40’00” FW EFFECTIVE FEB. 14, 2022
Bulk Terminal 1 New                                   40’00” FW EFFECTIVE FEB. 14, 2022
CITGO “B” Dock                                            40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO “C” Dock                                            40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO “D” Dock                                            36’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE                                 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2024
CITGO C.R. BARGE DOCK                         13’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2024           
Phillips 66 Clifton Ridge                              40’00” FW
Phillips 66 Refinery Dock #3                       42’00” BRACKISH WATER | CONTROLLING DEPTH
Port of Lake Charles City Docks                 35’00” FW
Port of Lake Charles City Dock #8              40’00" FW
Westlake Chemical A Dock                         41’00” FW EFFECTIVE 9/1/23
Westlake Chemical C Dock                         42’00” FW EFFECTIVE 9/1/23
Westlake Styrene/CII                                   35’00” FW
Ventur Global LNG                                       40’00” FW
A2 INNER ANCHORAGE                               40’00” FW
A4 INNER ANCHORAGE                                40’00” FW
I-210 BRIDGE                                                 135 FT (+/- TIDE)
 
Traffic Notice:
-ABANDONED ANCHOR CHAIN IN POSITION L 29-17.8N, LN 093-11.75W, BEARING 150 / 2.6NM FROM CC. DO NOT ANCHOR LESS THAN 3.5 MILES S.E. OF CC
 
PILOT DELAYS OF 2024
 
January 05, 2024 Friday
1300 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 06, 2024 Saturday
0100 – Pilot services resumed
January 08, 2024 Monday
0420 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 09, 2024 Tuesday
1810 – Pilot service resumed
January 11, 2024 Thursday
2300 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
January 12, 2024 Friday
1500 – Pilot service resumed
January 15, 2024 Monday
0642 – Pilot service Suspended due to rough weather
0800 – Pilot service resumed
2100 – Pilot service suspended due to hard freezing conditions
January 16, 2024 Tuesday
0900 – Pilot service resumed
January 18, 2024 Thursday
1730 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 22, 2024 Monday
1420 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather/high winds
1645 – Pilot service resumed
January 23, 2024 Tuesday
2010 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 24, 2024 Wednesday
0530 – Pilot service resumed
2256 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 25, 2024 Thursday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
2050 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 26, 2024 Friday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
2355 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 27, 2024 Saturday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
February 09, 2024 Friday
2000 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 10, 2024 Saturday
0430 – Pilot service resumed
2125 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 11, 2024 Sunday
0630 – Pilot service resumed
February 27, 2024 Tuesday
2345 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 28, 2024 Wednesday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
March 02, 2024 Saturday
1630 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 03, 2024 Sunday
0515 – Pilot service resumed
2010 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 04, 2024 Monday
0730 – Pilot service resumed
2100 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 05, 2024 Tuesday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
1730 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 06, 2024 Wednesday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
March 22, 2024 Friday
0148 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
0630 – Pilot service resumed
 
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