Daily Update
Lake Charles, LA
February 12, 2025
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: RESUMED 2/12/25 @ 0500
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:
11/1030 TO 12/0130 ** 12/1115 TO 13/0230 ** 13/1145 TO 14/0345 ** 14/1215 TO 15/0515 ** 15/1245 TO 15/1845 ** 16/0130 TO 16/1830 ** 17/0230 TO 17/1815
18/0330 TO 18/1815 ** 19/0430 TO 19/1815 ** 20/0545 TO 20/1830
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Rest Of Today
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: south 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Tonight
Northwest winds around 15 knots, becoming north after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: south 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
Thursday
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
Thursday Night
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
Friday
East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: east 6 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
Friday Night
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Saturday
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Southwest winds around 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Sunday
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
Sunday Night
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
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
February 07, 2025 Friday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
2100 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 08, 2025 Saturday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2345 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 09, 2025 Sunday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2200 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 10, 2025 Monday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
February 11, 2025 Tuesday
0030 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0345 – Pilot services resumed
2300 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 12, 2025 Wednesday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
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