Port Update
Lake Charles, LA
March 25, 2025
Notices
LAKE CHARLES
Channel Service: OPEN
Pilot Service: OPEN
Tug Availability: 4 TUGS (03/01 ROBB OUT OF PORT FOR APPRX 30 DAYS)
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:
25/0930 TO 26/0100 ** 26/1015 TO 26/1800 ** 27/1045 TO 27/1700 ** 27/2245 TO 28/0315 ** 28/1130 TO 28/1630 ** 28/2300 TO 29/0430 ** 29/1200 TO 29/1630 ** 29/2345 TO 30/0600 ** 30/1230 TO 30/1615
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 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2025
CITGO “C” Dock 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 013, 2025
CITGO “D” Dock 36’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2025
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2025
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
February 15, 2025 Saturday
0417 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
0630 – Pilot services resumed
2032 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
February 16, 2025 Sunday
0400 – Pilot services resumed
February 25, 2025 Tuesday
0230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0730 – Pilot services resumed
2305 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 26, 2025 Wednesday
0545 – Pilot services resumed
1845 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 27, 2025 Thursday
0515 – Pilot services resumed
February 28, 2025 Friday
2051 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 01, 2025 Saturday
0200 – Pilot services resumed
2225 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 02, 2025 Sunday
0430 – Pilot services resumed
March 03, 2025 Monday
2321 – Pilot services suspended due to high winds
March 04, 2025 Tuesday
0300 – Pilot services resumed
1700 – Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
March 05, 2025 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
March 08, 2025 Saturday
1850 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 09, 2025 Sunday
0300 – Pilot services resumed
March 13, 2025 Thursday
2230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 14, 2025 Friday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
1955 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
March 15, 2025 Saturday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
March 25, 2025 Tuesday
0230 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
0445 – Pilot services resumed
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Offshore and Coastal Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Tuesday
East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Wednesday
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Wednesday Night
Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
Thursday
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Thursday Night
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
Friday
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
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Lake Charles
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