Port Update
Port Arthur, TX / Sabine / Neches
November 22, 2025
Notices
0340 Nov 22 -1730 Nov 22 -RESUMED TRAFFIC 1730 -OUTBOUNDS FIRST
The Sabine Pilots are monitoring the condition continuously and will provide an update when the condition status changes.
The Sabine Pilots are monitoring the condition continuously and will provide an update when the condition status changes.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers likely between midnight and 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Port / Terminal Restrictions
*****************************************************2025 Sabine-Neches Channel Closures – See attached******************************************** 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 – 8hrsJefferson Terminal 0500-1100 HrsEnterprise BMW 0500-1130 HrsEnergy Transfer 0500-1200 HrsPhillips 66 0500-1200 HrsMotiva PN 0500-1330 HrsTotal 0500-1400 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 5.5hrs (OUTBOUND) ExxonMobil 0600-1400 HrsJefferson Terminal 0600-1400 HrsEnterprise BMW 0600-1430 HrsEnergy Transfer 0600-1500 HrsPhillips 66 0600-1530 HrsMotiva PN 0600-1530 HrsTotal 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.
