0703 04/06/05 Sailing Conditions for Ventura Oxnard Santa Barbara Channel Islands

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Current Warnings for Ventura, Oxnard, East Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands
No warnings currently in effect (0714 04/06/05)
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Sailing Weather Outlook –
Light breeze today, picks up
tomorrow and through weekend.
Highs in 60s

Ultraviolet (UVI) - HIGH

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 300 AM PDT WED APR 6 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.

.THU...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS.

.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS...
LOWERING TO  10 TO 20 KT LATE.
COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.FRI...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS...
LOWERING TO  10 TO 20 KT LATE.
COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

.SAT...W TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.SUN...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT.  
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 Ventura Sun & moon rise/set
Sun:   0637 1922
Moon: 0536 1721

Ventura Tide
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04/06 Wed 02:32AM  0.7  L  08:25AM  5.4  H  02:57PM  -0.6 L 
   09:07PM  5.2  H 
04/07 Thu 03:16AM  0.1  L  09:11AM  5.2  H  03:28PM  -0.3 L 
   09:35PM  5.5  H 
04/08 Fri 03:58AM  -0.3 L  09:56AM  4.9  H  03:57PM  0.2  L 
   10:03PM  5.7  H 
04/09 Sat 04:39AM  -0.5 L  10:41AM  4.4  H  04:25PM  0.7  L 
   10:31PM  5.7  H 
04/10 Sun 05:21AM  -0.6 L  11:26AM  3.9  H  04:51PM  1.2  L 
   10:59PM  5.6  H 
04/11 Mon 06:05AM  -0.4 L  12:16PM  3.4  H  05:15PM  1.7  L 
   11:28PM  5.3  H 
04/12 Tue 06:53AM  -0.2 L  01:18PM  3.0  H  05:35PM  2.2  L 
   11:59PM  5.0  H 
04/13 Wed 07:52AM  0.2  L  02:59PM  2.7  H  05:40PM  2.6  L 
Ventura Harbor 02 April 05
From: Scott Miller, Operations Manager, Ventura Port District

Dredging complete
The dredge Ryan W is finished, but pipe, barges and other
equipment are in harbor, though out of channel.

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