Daily Update
Lake Charles, LA
February 07, 2025
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: SUSPENDED 2/6/25 @ 2100
Tug Availability: 4 TUGS ** HERCULES 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:
06/0615 TO 06/2000 ** 07/0715 TO 07/2100 ** 08/0815 TO 08/2215 ** 09/0915 TO 09/2330 ** 10/1000 TO 11/0030 ** 11/1030 TO 12/0130
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
February 02, 2025 Sunday
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 03, 2025 Monday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
2119 – Pilot services suspended due to thick, dense fog
February 04, 2025 Tuesday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2143 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
February 05, 2025 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2307 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
February 06, 2025 Thursday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon.
Tonight
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
Friday
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
Friday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the evening.
Saturday
South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
Saturday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 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
East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A slight chance of showers.
Monday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
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Lake Charles
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