Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
January 23, 2026
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 5 TUGS
Cameron Ferry: OPEN
Notes: Open 24/7, however, for routine maintenance, it is out of service nightly from 12:00 AM to 1:30 AM.
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows:
23/0245 TO 23/0630 ** 23/1400 TO 23/2000 ** 24/0330 TO 24/1945 ** 25/0430 TO 25/1945 ** 26/0530 TO 26/2000 ** 27/0630 TO 27/2030 ** 28/0730 TO 28/2115
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
Bulk Terminal 1 New 40’00” FW
CITGO “B” Dock 40’00” FW 9/18/25
CITGO “C” Dock 39’06” FW 01/19/26
CITGO “D” Dock 36’00” FW 9/18/25
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 36’00” FW 01/19/26
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
Westlake Chemical C Dock 42’00” FW
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 2026
January 05, 2026 Monday
2036 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 06, 2026 Tuesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
1958 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 07, 2026 Wednesday
0630 – Pilot services resumed
2006 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 08, 2026 Thursday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
January 09, 2026 Friday
0002 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0500 – Pilot services resumed
January 15, 2026 Thursday
0006 – Pilot services suspended due to high winds
0345 – Pilot services resumed
January 21, 2026 Wednesday
2026 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 22, 2026 Thursday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
1630 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 23, 2026 Friday
0515 – Pilot services resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. A slight chance of showers late this morning and afternoon.
Tonight
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Saturday
East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Sunday
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
Monday
North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Monday Night
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Tuesday
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Tuesday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
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Lake Charles
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