Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
February 20, 2026
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 4 TUGS - 01/31/26 CARL OOS 2-3 WEEKS **
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:
20/0015 TO 20/0545 ** 20/1245 TO 20/1745 ** 21/0115 TO 21/1730 ** 22/0230 TO 22/1745 ** 24/0345 TO 23/1815 ** 24/0500 TO 24/1845
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
January 24, 2026 Saturday
2000 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 25, 2026 Sunday
0800 – Pilot services resumed
1730 – Pilot services suspended due to severe weather
January 26, 2026 Monday
0730 – Pilot services resumed
2215 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 27, 2025 Tuesday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
January 30, 2026 Friday
1812 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather / wind
January 31, 2026 Saturday
0430 - Pilot services resumed
February 08, 2026 Sunday
2305 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 09, 2026 Monday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
2245 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 10, 2026 Tuesday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
2230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 11, 2026 Wednesday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
2030 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 12, 2026 Thursday
0415 – Pilot services resumed
2315 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 13, 2026 Friday
0455 – Pilot services resumed
2128 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 14, 2026 Saturday
0515 – Pilot services resumed
1911 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 15, 2026 Sunday
0345 – Pilot services resumed
February 19, 2026 Thursday
1618 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 20, 2026 Friday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Friday
Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Friday Night
South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: south 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
Saturday
South winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
Saturday Night
North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave detail: northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
Sunday
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet.
Sunday Night
North winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Monday
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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Lake Charles
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