Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
February 14, 2024
Notices
LAKE CHARLES – Daily Port Update
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 5 TUGS; 1/28 TUG RALPH OOS
Cameron Ferry: OPEN
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**BELOW INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LAKE CHARLES PILOTS REGARDING CHANNEL CLOSURES THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2024**
QUOTE:
“Channel users,
Please see below advisory from USCG regarding channel closure scheduled for Thursday, February 15 from 0800 – 1000. Please expect possible delays that morning as no vessels can pass within 1000 feet of Light 78 while the pipeline removal is in progress.
Below is the broadcast for the safety zone to remove dredge piping on Thursday, February 15. Station Lake Charles will also be on-scene.
The Coast Guard will be establishing a temporary safety zone to protect all personnel and vessels transiting the area within a 1000-foot radius of Calcasieu Channel Light 78 between Mile Markers 14 and 15 on the Calcasieu Ship Channel. Transiting through the zone is restricted between the hours of 0800 AM to 1000 AM on February 15, 2024. To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or the COTP’s representative on VHF-FM channel 13 or 16.” UNQUOTE
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows
14/0215 TO 14/0845 **14/1415 TO 14/1900 ** 15/0330 TO 15/1900 ** 16/0430 TO 16/1915 ** 17/0545 TO 17/1930
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 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
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early. Seas around 2 feet.
Tonight
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Thursday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Thursday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
Friday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Showers likely.
Friday Night
East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
Saturday
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers.
Saturday Night
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Sunday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Sunday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
NOAA US GULF OFFSHORE WATER WEATHER
Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc.
Lake Charles
Phone: 337-533-8681
