LAKE CHARLES – Daily Port Update
Channel Service: SUSPENDED OFFSHORE MOVEMENTS / ROUGH WEATHER
Pilot Service: OPEN/ROUGH WEATHER
AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2023 @ 15:13
PILOTS HAVE SUSPENDED OFFSHORE MOVEMENTS DUE TO ROUGH WEATHER. IN PORT MOVEMENTS ALLOWED, WEATHER PERMITTING.
6/18/23 ** DANGER TO NAVIGATION ** SAILBOAT SUBMERGED LESS THAN 2 MILES NE OF #22 AT 29*37'22"N 093*16'16"W. MAST PROTRUDES 1' ABOVE WATER AND IS UNMARKED. NO BOARDING NORTH OF #18 UFN
Tug Availability: 6 TUGS
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Inbound Deep Draft Pilot Boarding Windows
12/1000 TO 13/0100 ** 13/1030 TO 14/0100 ** 14/1100 TO 15/0115
Offshore and Coastal Forecast:
https://www.weather.gov/lch/
Today
Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet this afternoon. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Tonight
Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Wednesday
North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
Thursday
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers.
Thursday Night
Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
Friday
North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Friday Night
North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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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 14, 2023
CITGO “C” Dock 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 14, 2023
CITGO “D” Dock 36’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 14, 2023
CITGO CLIFTON RIDGE 40’00” FW EFFECTIVE MARCH 21, 2023
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 2023
December 31, 2022 Saturday
2117 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
January 01, 2023 Sunday
0700 – Pilot services resumed
1830 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
January 02, 2023 Monday
0500 – Pilot services resumed
2200 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
January 03, 2023 Tuesday
0600 – Pilot services resumed
2030 – Pilot services suspended due to dense fog.
January 04, 2023 Wednesday
0330 – Pilot services resumed
January 10, 2023 Tuesday
2030 – Pilot service suspended due to heavy dense fog
January 11, 2023 Wednesday
0515 – Pilot service resumed
January 16, 2023 Monday
2317 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
January 17, 2023 Tuesday
0415 – Pilot service resumed
1523 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog/rough weather
January 18, 2023 Wednesday
0700 – Pilot service resumed
January 24, 2023 Tuesday
1030 – Pilot service suspended offshore movements due to high winds/rough weather
January 25, 2023 Wednesday
0430 – Pilot service resumed
January 29, 2023 Sunday
2130 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
January 30, 2023 Monday
0715 – Pilot service resumed
1735 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
January 31, 2023 Tuesday
0400 – Pilot service resumed
2015 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
February 01, 2023 Wednesday
0430 – Pilot service resumed
2245 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 02, 2023 Thursday
0300 – Pilot service resumed
February 14, 2023 Tuesday
2215 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
February 15, 2023 Wednesday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
February 16, 2023 Thursday
0200 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
0500 – Pilot service resumed
February 17, 2023 Friday
0100 – Pilot service suspended due to high winds
0300 – Pilot service resumed
February 20, 2023 Monday
2200- Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 21, 2023 Tuesday
0645 – Pilot service resumed
February 22, 2023 – Wednesday
0400 - Pilot service suspended due to fog
0700 - Pilot service resumed
2110 – Pilot services suspended due to fog
February 23, 2023 – Thursday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
2200 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 24, 2023 – Friday
0500 – Pilot service resumed
2100 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 25, 2023 – Saturday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
1935 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
February 26, 2023 – Sunday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
February 28, 2023 – Tuesday
2230 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 01, 2023 – Wednesday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
March 02, 2023 – Thursday
1630 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
March 03, 2023 – Friday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
March 06, 2023 Monday
2240 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 07, 2023 – Tuesday
0415 – Pilot service resumed
March 08, 2023 – Wednesday
2150 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 09, 2023 – Thursday
0300 – Pilot service resumed
March 10, 2023 – Friday
0100 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
0400 – Pilot service resumed
March 12, 2023 Sunday
2145 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
March 13, 2023 Monday
0245 – Pilot service resumed
1500 – Pilot service suspended due to high seas and dangerous winds
March 14, 2023 Tuesday
0200 – Pilot service resumed
March 23, 2023 Thursday
0030 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
0600 – Pilot service resumed
1815 – Pilot service suspended due to fog
March 24, 2023 Friday
0500 – Pilot service resumed
March 26, 2023 Sunday
0307 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
0530 – Pilot service resumed
2145 – Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
March 27, 2023 Monday
0600 – Pilot service resumed
October 11, 2023 Wednesday
2035 – Pilot service suspended due to rough weather offshore
October 12, 2023 Thursday
0200 – Pilot service resumed
October 21, 2023 Saturday
1930 Pilot service suspended due to dense fog
October 22, 2023 Sunday
0315 Pilot Service resumed
2245 Pilot service suspended due to fog
October 23, 2023 Monday
0320 Pilot Service Resumed
October 30, 2023 Monday
2336 Pilot service suspended due to rough weather
October 31, 2023 Tuesday
0400 Pilot service resumed
2000 Pilot services suspended due to rough weather
November 01, 2023 Wednesday
0400 Pilot services resumed
November 06, 2023 Monday
0030 Pilot services suspended due to dense fog
0830 Pilot services resumed
November 13, 2023 Monday
1513 Pilot services suspended offshore due to rough weather / In port movement allowed, weather permitting
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