Daily Update
Lake Charles, LA
March 16, 2024
Notices
LAKE CHARLES – Daily Port Update
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: TUGS; SAM OOS 3/10 0500 UFN ** 3/14 0700 HERC OOS UFN
Cameron Ferry: OPEN
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows
16/0445 TO 16/1845 ** 17/0615 TO 17/1915 ** 18/0730 TO 18/2045 ** 19/0830 TO 19/1815
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy dense fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
Tonight
East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
Sunday
East winds around 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight.
Monday
Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Monday Night
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Tuesday
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Tuesday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wednesday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
NOAA US GULF OFFSHORE WATER WEATHER
Port / Terminal Restrictions
Maximum Channel Draft: 40'00” FW
Max Terminal Drafts:
Alcoa 32’00” FW
Bulk Terminal 1 Old 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE FEB. 14, 2022
Bulk Terminal 1 New 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE FEB. 14, 2022
CITGO “B” Dock 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO “C” Dock 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO “D” Dock 36’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2024
CITGO C.R. BARGE DOCK 13’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2024
Phillips 66 Clifton Ridge 40’00” FW
Phillips 66 Refinery Dock #3 42’00” BRACKISH WATER | CONTROLLING DEPTH
Port of Lake Charles City Docks 35’00” FW
Port of Lake Charles City Dock #8 40’00" FW
Westlake Chemical A Dock 41’00” FW EFFECTIVE 9/1/23
Westlake Chemical C Dock 42’00” FW EFFECTIVE 9/1/23
Westlake Styrene/CII 35’00” FW
Ventur Global LNG 40’00” FW
A2 INNER ANCHORAGE 40’00” FW
A4 INNER ANCHORAGE 40’00” FW
I-210 BRIDGE 135 FT (+/- TIDE)
Traffic Notice:
-ABANDONED ANCHOR CHAIN IN POSITION L 29-17.8N, LN 093-11.75W, BEARING 150 / 2.6NM FROM CC. DO NOT ANCHOR LESS THAN 3.5 MILES S.E. OF CC
PILOT DELAYS OF 2024
January 05, 2024 Friday
1300 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 06, 2024 Saturday
0100 – Pilot services resumed
January 08, 2024 Monday
0420 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
January 09, 2024 Tuesday
1810 – Pilot service resumed
January 11, 2024 Thursday
2300 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
January 12, 2024 Friday
1500 – Pilot service resumed
January 15, 2024 Monday
0642 – Pilot service Suspended due to rough weather
0800 – Pilot service resumed
2100 – Pilot service suspended due to hard freezing conditions
January 16, 2024 Tuesday
0900 – Pilot service resumed
January 18, 2024 Thursday
1730 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 22, 2024 Monday
1420 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather/high winds
1645 – Pilot service resumed
January 23, 2024 Tuesday
2010 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 24, 2024 Wednesday
0530 – Pilot service resumed
2256 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 25, 2024 Thursday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
2050 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 26, 2024 Friday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
2355 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 27, 2024 Saturday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
February 09, 2024 Friday
2000 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 10, 2024 Saturday
0430 – Pilot service resumed
2125 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 11, 2024 Sunday
0630 – Pilot service resumed
February 27, 2024 Tuesday
2345 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 28, 2024 Wednesday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
March 02, 2024 Saturday
1630 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 03, 2024 Sunday
0515 – Pilot service resumed
2010 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 04, 2024 Monday
0730 – Pilot service resumed
2100 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 05, 2024 Tuesday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
1730 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 06, 2024 Wednesday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
March 14, 2024 Thursday
2023 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 15, 2024 Friday
0530 – Pilot service resumed
1830 - Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 16, 2024 Saturday
0400 - Pilot service resumed
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