0656 04/23/05Sailing Conditions for Ventura Oxnard Santa Barbara Channel Islands

Weather warning, cautions, hazards
No warnings, cautions or advisories for Easterm Santa Barbara Channel
Hazardous weather (rain) forecast for coastal valleys
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Sailing Weather Outlook –
Gorgeous early, but might deteriorate
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Ultraviolet (UVI) - VERY HIGH
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Ventura coast weather
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS
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 300 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2005
 
 .TODAY...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. 
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY...BECOMING LIKELY TODAY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 


TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS OVERNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...
BECOMING W WIND 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 11
 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  

SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. 
WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. 


 Ventura Sun rise/set
Sun:   0617  1934

Ventura Tide
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04/22/2005 Fri 03:09AM  0.3 L  09:03AM 4.3  H
03:00PM LDT 0.6  L  09:06PM LDT 5.3  H

04/23/2005 Sat 03:43AM -0.2 L  09:43AM 4.2  H
03:25PM LDT 0.9  L  09:30PM LDT 5.5  H

04/24/2005 Sun 04:20AM -0.5 L  10:26AM 4.0  H
03:51PM LDT 1.2  L  09:57PM LDT 5.8  H

04/25/2005 Mon 05:01AM -0.8 L  11:13AM 3.7  H
04:18PM LDT 1.6  L  10:28PM LDT 5.8  H

04/26/2005 Tue 05:47AM -0.9 L  12:08PM 3.3  H
04:47PM LDT 2.0  L  11:04PM LDT 5.8  H
Channel Islands Harbor
Buoys marking the shoal area near the south jetty have been installed.
Known locally as the Irving Johnson Memorial, these buoys also mark one
of the area's most popular surf spots.
CG Notices to Mariners
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Forecast discussion frag from NOAa
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS ACRS L.A. AND VTU
COUNTIES WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON THE MOVEMENT
OF THE STRONG SRN VORT
THIS MORNING.