Daily Update
Lake Charles, LA
January 31, 2025
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 4 TUGS - 1/31 RALPH OOS UFN
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:
30/1145 TO 31/0300 ** 31/1230 TO 01/0430 ** 01/1315 TO 01/1945 ** 02/0130 TO 02/0615 ** 02/1345 TO 02/1915 ** 03/0245 TO 03/1915 ** 04/0400 TO 04/1915
05/0500 TO 05/1930 ** 06/0615 TO 06/2000 ** 07/0715 TO 07/2100
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
January 09, 2025 Thursday
2300 – Pilot service suspended due to rough sea conditions
January 10, 2025 Friday
0330 – Pilot service resumed
1500 – Pilot service suspended offshore movements due to rough sea conditions (in port movements still allowed)
January 11, 2025 Saturday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
January 20, 2025 Monday
1800 – Pilot services suspended due to impeding winter storm
January 21, 2025 Tuesday
0001-2359 Pilot services remain suspended
January 22, 2025 Wednesday
0001-2359 Pilot services remain suspended
January 23, 2025 Thursday
1000 – Pilot services resumed
January 29, 2025 Wednesday
0315 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0630 – Pilot services resumed
January 31, 2025 Friday
0001 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0200 – Pilot services resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Friday
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: south 4 feet at 7 seconds and west 3 feet at 5 seconds.
Friday Night
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northwest 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
Saturday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 4 seconds.
Saturday Night
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Sunday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Sunday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Monday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Monday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
NOAA US GULF OFFSHORE WATER WEATHER
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Lake Charles
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