Daily Update
Lake Charles, LA
January 07, 2025
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 5 TUGS
Cameron Ferry: OPEN
Notes: Open 24/7, however, for routine maintenance, it is out of service nightly from 12:00 AM to 1:30 AM.
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows:
07/0545 TO 07/2115 ** 08/0630 TO 08/2130 ** 09/0730 TO 09/2145 ** 10/0830 TO 10/2215 ** 11/0915 TO 11/2300 ** 12/1000 TO 12/2330 ** 13/1045 TO 14/0030 ** 14/1130 TO 15/0115
15/1200 TO 16/0215 ** 16/1245 TO 17/0330
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 39’09” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO “C” Dock 39’06” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO “D” Dock 34’06” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 08, 2024
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 36’06” FW EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 03, 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 2025
January 05, 2025 Sunday
2000 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather offshore
January 6, 2025 Monday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to 4 feet this afternoon. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Tonight
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Wednesday
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Wednesday Night
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Thursday
East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 7 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
East winds around 25 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave detail: southeast 9 feet at 8 seconds, becoming southeast 11 feet at 8 seconds. Showers in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Friday
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Showers, mainly in the morning.
Friday Night
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers.
Saturday
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
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Lake Charles
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