Notice
Lake Charles, LA
January 05, 2025
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN / SUSPENDED OFFSHORE / IN PORT MOVEMENTS ALLOWED WHEN POSSIBLE
Pilot Service: SUSPENDED DUE TO ROUGH WEATHER
Effective 2000 on January 05, 2025 pilot services have been suspended due to rough weather offshore.
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:
05/1515 TO 05/2130 ** 06/0500 TO 06/1115 ** 07/0545 TO 07/2115 ** 08/0630 TO 08/2130
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
2000 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather offshore
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly this morning.
Tonight
East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
Saturday
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave detail: south 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming south 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
Sunday
South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave detail: south 9 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
West winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave detail: northwest 9 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Monday
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the afternoon.
Monday Night
North winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Tuesday
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Tuesday Night
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
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Lake Charles
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