Daily Update
Sabine / Neches
January 20, 2025
Notices
Sabine Pilots advise effective 0001/21st, the channel will be closed due to upcoming weather until further notice.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
M.L.King Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3am, then a chance of snow showers and sleet between 3am and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday: Snow showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog between 7am and 11am. High near 32. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
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ATTACHED LATEST WEATHER REPORTS.
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Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3am, then a chance of snow showers and sleet between 3am and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday: Snow showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog between 7am and 11am. High near 32. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
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ATTACHED LATEST WEATHER REPORTS.
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Port / Terminal Restrictions
General Channel Restrictions/Info
* Max Safe Draft 40ft FW
* Air Draft above Valero Terminal – Less than 136ft for passing 3 fixed bridges
* 800ft wide channel from 29/30 Buoy to Texaco Island
* 400ft wide channel from Texas Island to Port of Beaumont
* “SB” Buoy is located at Lat. 29-25N Lon. 93-40W
* Navigational Charts NOAA 11341, 11342 & 11343 cover the entire waterway
* Sabine Pilots www.sabinepilots.com
Sabine Pilot Restrictions
* Vessels 85,000 DWT or over, 875 FT LOA or over or 125FT beam or over will transit during daylight hours only above Texaco Island. Only one (1) of the limitations has to be met to restrict a vessel.
* Daylight Restriction times are based on the daylight hours and are adjusted according to sun rise/sun set. Current times as follows, the terminals shown are the ones that handle Aframax size vessels which are typically daylight restricted.
(INBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0500-1030 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 8hrs
Jefferson Terminal 0500-1100 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0500-1130 Hrs
Energy Transfer 0500-1200 Hrs
Phillips 66 0500-1200 Hrs
Motiva PN 0500-1330 Hrs
Total 0500-1400 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 5.5hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1400 Hrs
Jefferson Terminal 0600-1400 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0600-1430 Hrs
Energy Transfer 0600-1500 Hrs
Phillips 66 0600-1530 Hrs
Motiva PN 0600-1530 Hrs
Total 0600-1430 Hrs
* Vessels with the combined beam of one-half the width of the channel will not meet/pass day or night.
* Any vessel that meets or exceeds either or both 860FT LOA or 120FT beam will require two pilots.
Vessels that do not exceed the above size restrictions can transit day or night consistent with other port traffic movements. Vessels that are daylight restricted will generally have priority to move before non-daylight restricted vessels.
* Max Safe Draft 40ft FW
* Air Draft above Valero Terminal – Less than 136ft for passing 3 fixed bridges
* 800ft wide channel from 29/30 Buoy to Texaco Island
* 400ft wide channel from Texas Island to Port of Beaumont
* “SB” Buoy is located at Lat. 29-25N Lon. 93-40W
* Navigational Charts NOAA 11341, 11342 & 11343 cover the entire waterway
* Sabine Pilots www.sabinepilots.com
Sabine Pilot Restrictions
* Vessels 85,000 DWT or over, 875 FT LOA or over or 125FT beam or over will transit during daylight hours only above Texaco Island. Only one (1) of the limitations has to be met to restrict a vessel.
* Daylight Restriction times are based on the daylight hours and are adjusted according to sun rise/sun set. Current times as follows, the terminals shown are the ones that handle Aframax size vessels which are typically daylight restricted.
(INBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0500-1030 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 8hrs
Jefferson Terminal 0500-1100 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0500-1130 Hrs
Energy Transfer 0500-1200 Hrs
Phillips 66 0500-1200 Hrs
Motiva PN 0500-1330 Hrs
Total 0500-1400 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 5.5hrs
(OUTBOUND)
ExxonMobil 0600-1400 Hrs
Jefferson Terminal 0600-1400 Hrs
Enterprise BMW 0600-1430 Hrs
Energy Transfer 0600-1500 Hrs
Phillips 66 0600-1530 Hrs
Motiva PN 0600-1530 Hrs
Total 0600-1430 Hrs
* Vessels with the combined beam of one-half the width of the channel will not meet/pass day or night.
* Any vessel that meets or exceeds either or both 860FT LOA or 120FT beam will require two pilots.
Vessels that do not exceed the above size restrictions can transit day or night consistent with other port traffic movements. Vessels that are daylight restricted will generally have priority to move before non-daylight restricted vessels.
