Port Update
Port Arthur, TX / Sabine / Neches
December 02, 2025
Notices
CHANNEL CLOSURE - TUESDAY DEC 2ND FROM 1100-1700 TO INSTALL A DREDGE PIPELINE IN THE VICINITY OF USCG STATION SABINE.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Today: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9pm. Low around 53. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9pm. Low around 53. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
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.
