Port Update
Port Arthur, TX / Sabine / Neches
December 11, 2025
Notices
Kindly reminder, starting December 9, 2025, U.S. Coast Guard will require a new workbook (version 8.0) for all email submissions (attached), NOAD web service submissions, and eNOAD imports.
After this date no previous versions will be accepted, even for updates and departures if you used older versions for the arrival.
The new workbook version 8.0 is attached and will be accepted starting December 9, 2025.
Please save the workbook and start using it moving forward.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
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.
