Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
January 02, 2024
Notices
LAKE CHARLES – Daily Port Update
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
6/18/23 ** DANGER TO NAVIGATION ** SAILBOAT SUBMERGED LESS THAN 2 MILES NE OF #22 AT 29*37'22"N 093*16'16"W. MAST PROTRUDES 1' ABOVE WATER AND IS UNMARKED. NO BOARDING NORTH OF #18 UFN
Tug Availability: 5 TUGS (1/1100 SAM IN POINT ALLAN, NO REPLACEMNT TUG)
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows
02/1530 TO 02/2215 ** 03/1545 TO 03/2200 ** 04/0700 TO 04/2145 ** 05/0715 TO 05/2145 ** 06/0745 TO 06/2145 ** 07/0815 TO 07/2200 ** 08/0845 TO 08/2230 ** 09/0930 TO 09/2315
Maximum Channel Draft: 40'00” FW
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 14, 2023
CITGO “C” Dock 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 14, 2023
CITGO “D” Dock 36’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 14, 2023
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 21, 2023
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 2023
December 31, 2022 Saturday
2117 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
January 01, 2023 Sunday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
1830 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
January 02, 2023 Monday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2200 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 03, 2023 Tuesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2030 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog.
January 04, 2023 Wednesday
0330 – Pilot services resumed
January 10, 2023 Tuesday
2030 – Pilot service suspended due to heavy dense fog
January 11, 2023 Wednesday
0515 – Pilot service resumed
January 16, 2023 Monday
2317 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
January 17, 2023 Tuesday
0415 – Pilot service resumed
1523 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog/rough weather
January 18, 2023 Wednesday
0700 – Pilot service resumed
January 24, 2023 Tuesday
1030 – Pilot service suspended offshore movements due to high winds/rough weather
January 25, 2023 Wednesday
0430 – Pilot service resumed
January 29, 2023 Sunday
2130 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 30, 2023 Monday
0715 – Pilot service resumed
1735 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
January 31, 2023 Tuesday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
2015 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
February 01, 2023 Wednesday
0430 – Pilot service resumed
2245 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 02, 2023 Thursday
0300 – Pilot service resumed
February 14, 2023 Tuesday
2215 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
February 15, 2023 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
February 16, 2023 Thursday
0200 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
0500 – Pilot service resumed
February 17, 2023 Friday
0100 – Pilot service suspended due to high winds
0300 – Pilot service resumed
February 20, 2023 Monday
2200- Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 21, 2023 Tuesday
0645 – Pilot service resumed
February 22, 2023 – Wednesday
0400 - Pilot service suspended due to fog
0700 - Pilot service resumed
2110 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 23, 2023 – Thursday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
2200 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 24, 2023 – Friday
0500 – Pilot service resumed
2100 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 25, 2023 – Saturday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
1935 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 26, 2023 – Sunday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
February 28, 2023 – Tuesday
2230 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 01, 2023 – Wednesday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
March 02, 2023 – Thursday
1630 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
March 03, 2023 – Friday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
March 06, 2023 Monday
2240 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 07, 2023 – Tuesday
0415 – Pilot service resumed
March 08, 2023 – Wednesday
2150 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 09, 2023 – Thursday
0300 – Pilot service resumed
March 10, 2023 – Friday
0100 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
0400 – Pilot service resumed
March 12, 2023 Sunday
2145 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
March 13, 2023 Monday
0245 – Pilot service resumed
1500 – Pilot service suspended due to high seas and dangerous winds
March 14, 2023 Tuesday
0200 – Pilot service resumed
March 23, 2023 Thursday
0030 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
0600 – Pilot service resumed
1815 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 24, 2023 Friday
0500 – Pilot service resumed
March 26, 2023 Sunday
0307 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
0530 – Pilot service resumed
2145 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
March 27, 2023 Monday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
October 11, 2023 Wednesday
2035 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather offshore
October 12, 2023 Thursday
0200 – Pilot service resumed
October 21, 2023 Saturday
1930 Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
October 22, 2023 Sunday
0315 Pilot Service resumed
2245 Pilot service suspended due to fog
October 23, 2023 Monday
0320 Pilot Service Resumed
October 30, 2023 Monday
2336 Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
October 31, 2023 Tuesday
0400 Pilot service resumed
2000 Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
November 01, 2023 Wednesday
0400 Pilot services resumed
November 06, 2023 Monday
0030 Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
0830 Pilot services resumed
November 13, 2023 Monday
1513 Pilot services suspended offshore due to rough weather / In port movement allowed, weather permitting
November 14, 2023 Tuesday
0330 Pilot services resumed
November 21, 2023 Tuesday
2000 Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
November 22, 2023 Wednesday
0200 Pilot services resumed
November 30, 2023 Thursday
1400 Pilot service suspended due to high winds/rough sea conditions
December 01, 2023 Friday
0300 Pilot service resumed
1720 Pilot service suspended due to fog
December 02, 2023 Saturday
0600 Pilot service resumed
2110 Pilot service suspended due to fog
December 03, 2023 Sunday
0400 Pilot service resumed
December 09, 2023 Saturday
1948 Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
December 10, 2023 Sunday
0430 Pilot service resumed
December 14, 2023 Thursday
1900 Pilot service suspended due to rough conditions offshore
December 15, 2023 Friday
0630 Pilot service resumed
2015 Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
December 16, 2023 Saturday
0500 Pilot service resumed
2050 Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
December 17, 2023 Sunday
0200 Pilot service resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early.
Tonight
East winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
Wednesday
North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
Wednesday Night
North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet after midnight.
Thursday
Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Thursday Night
East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Friday
Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday Night
West winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Saturday
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Saturday Night
Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
NOAA US GULF OFFSHORE WATER WEATHER
Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.
Lake Charles
Phone: 337-533-8681
