Port Update
Port Arthur, TX / Sabine / Neches
January 30, 2024
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. Southeast wind around 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. Southeast wind around 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ATTACHED LATEST WEATHER REPORTS.
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Port / Terminal Restrictions
2024 Channel Closures
Jan 05th- 0905 Pilot service suspended due to high winds / rough seas
Jan 05th- 1630 Pilot service resumed
Jan 12th- 0230 Pilot service suspended due to poor visibility
Jan 05th- 0905 Pilot service suspended due to high winds / rough seas
Jan 05th- 1630 Pilot service resumed
Jan 12th- 0230 Pilot service suspended due to poor visibility
Jan 12th- 0900 Pilot service resumed
Jan 12th- 1030 Pilot service suspended offshore due to high winds
Jan 12th- 2000 Pilot service resumed
Jan 15th- 1600 Pilot service suspended due to freezing temps and icy road conditions
Jan 12th- 2000 Pilot service resumed
Jan 15th- 1600 Pilot service suspended due to freezing temps and icy road conditions
Jan 16th- 1400 Pilot service resumed
Jan 18th- 0430 Pilot service suspended due to fog
Jan 18th- 0430 Pilot service suspended due to fog
Jan 19th- 0600 Pilot service resumed
Jan 22nd- 1904 Pilot service suspended due to fog
Jan 24th- 1000 Pilot service resumed
General Channel Restrictions/Info
* Max Safe Draft 40ft FW
* Air Draft above Valero Terminal – Less than 136ft for passing 3 fixed bridges
* 800ft wide channel from 29/30 Buoy to Texaco Island
* 400ft wide channel from Texas Island to Port of Beaumont
* “SB” Buoy is located at Lat. 29-25N Lon. 93-40W
* Navigational Charts NOAA 11341, 11342 & 11343 cover the entire waterway
* Sabine Pilots www.sabinepilots.com
Sabine Pilot Restrictions
* Vessels 85,000 DWT or over, 875 FT LOA or over or 125FT beam or over will transit during daylight hours only above Texaco Island. Only one (1) of the limitations has to be met to restrict a vessel.
* Daylight Restriction times are based on the daylight hours and are adjusted according to sun rise/sun set. Current times as follows, the terminals shown are the ones that handle Aframax size vessels which are typically daylight restricted.
(INBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0500-1030 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 8hrs
Enterprise BMW 0500-1130 Hrs
Sun Terminal 0500-1200 Hrs
Phillips 66 0500-1200 Hrs
Motiva PN 0500-1330 Hrs
Total 0500-1400 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 5.5hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1400 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0600-1430 Hrs
Sun Terminal 0600-1500 Hrs
Phillips 66 0600-1530 Hrs
Motiva PN 0600-1530 Hrs
Total 0600-1430 Hrs
* Vessels with the combined beam of one-half the width of the channel will not meet/pass day or night.
* Any vessel that meets or exceeds either or both 860FT LOA or 120FT beam will require two pilots.
Vessels that do not exceed the above size restrictions can transit day or night consistent with other port traffic movements. Vessels that are daylight restricted will generally have priority to move before non-daylight restricted vessels.
* Max Safe Draft 40ft FW
* Air Draft above Valero Terminal – Less than 136ft for passing 3 fixed bridges
* 800ft wide channel from 29/30 Buoy to Texaco Island
* 400ft wide channel from Texas Island to Port of Beaumont
* “SB” Buoy is located at Lat. 29-25N Lon. 93-40W
* Navigational Charts NOAA 11341, 11342 & 11343 cover the entire waterway
* Sabine Pilots www.sabinepilots.com
Sabine Pilot Restrictions
* Vessels 85,000 DWT or over, 875 FT LOA or over or 125FT beam or over will transit during daylight hours only above Texaco Island. Only one (1) of the limitations has to be met to restrict a vessel.
* Daylight Restriction times are based on the daylight hours and are adjusted according to sun rise/sun set. Current times as follows, the terminals shown are the ones that handle Aframax size vessels which are typically daylight restricted.
(INBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0500-1030 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 8hrs
Enterprise BMW 0500-1130 Hrs
Sun Terminal 0500-1200 Hrs
Phillips 66 0500-1200 Hrs
Motiva PN 0500-1330 Hrs
Total 0500-1400 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 5.5hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1400 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0600-1430 Hrs
Sun Terminal 0600-1500 Hrs
Phillips 66 0600-1530 Hrs
Motiva PN 0600-1530 Hrs
Total 0600-1430 Hrs
* Vessels with the combined beam of one-half the width of the channel will not meet/pass day or night.
* Any vessel that meets or exceeds either or both 860FT LOA or 120FT beam will require two pilots.
Vessels that do not exceed the above size restrictions can transit day or night consistent with other port traffic movements. Vessels that are daylight restricted will generally have priority to move before non-daylight restricted vessels.
