Daily Update
Sabine / Neches
February 09, 2025
Notices
Below information from this morning’s PCT call provided courtesy of WGMA.
The MSU Port Arthur held a Port Coordination Team (PCT) conference call this morning at 1000 hours to update all concerned about the situation with the dense fog and its effects on vessel/ship traffic in Sabine-Neches Waterway.
The MSU Port Arthur held a Port Coordination Team (PCT) conference call this morning at 1000 hours to update all concerned about the situation with the dense fog and its effects on vessel/ship traffic in Sabine-Neches Waterway.
National Weather Service:
· Not much change from yesterday
· Still seeing significant visibility reduction offshore and at Sabine Pass
· Probably mid-afternoon clearing
· Sock back in quickly after sunset
· Cold front moving into the area tonight
· Winds from the northwest with frontal passage; cooler & drier air
· Monday evening, winds moving back to southerly flow
· Monday night into Tuesday, fog returns
Sabine Pilots:
· Were able to move ships yesterday until the fog socked back in
· Starting a wave of outbound ships at 11:30AM
· Currently they have 22 arrivals & 20 sailings pending
Another PCT conference call has been scheduled for 1000 hours tomorrow Monday, February 10th, to provide updates on this situation.
