Daily Update
Lake Charles, LA
July 19, 2024
Notices
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 5 TUGS
Cameron Ferry: OPEN
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows
18/2245 TO 19/1030 ** 19/2330 TO 20/1300 ** 21/0015 TO 21/1430 ** 22/0045 TO 22/1545 ** 23/0130 TO 23/0900 ** 23/1345 TO 23/1700 ** 24/0200 TO 24/0845 ** 24/1415 TO 24/1800 ** 25/0230 TO 25/0830 ** 25/1500 TO 25/1915
Maximum Channel Draft: 40'00” FW
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 22, 2024 Friday
0148 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
0630 – Pilot service resumed
April 01, 2024 Monday
2301 – Pilot service suspended due to heavy fog
0430 – Pilot service resumed
April 27, 2024 Saturday
1915 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
April 28, 2024 Sunday
0200 – Pilot service resumed
2030 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
April 29, 2024 Monday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
June 17, 2024 Monday
1830 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
June 18, 2024 Tuesday
0130 – Pilot service resumed
2030 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
June 19, 2024 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
2000 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
June 20, 2024 Thursday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
July 07, 2024 Sunday
1645 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
July 08, 2024 Monday
Pilot services remain suspended
July 09, 2024 Tuesday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Tonight
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Saturday
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
Saturday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Sunday
South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
Sunday Night
South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
Monday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
Monday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
Tuesday
South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Showers with thunderstorms likely.
Tuesday Night
South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
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