Port Update
Port Arthur, TX / Sabine / Neches
November 20, 2025
Notices
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy dense fog between midnight and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy dense fog between midnight and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
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2025 Sabine-Neches Channel Closures – See attached
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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
Jefferson Terminal 0500-1100 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0500-1130 Hrs
Energy Transfer 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
Jefferson Terminal 0600-1400 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0600-1430 Hrs
Energy Transfer 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.
