10/21 - 23 Sailing Outlook for Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Channel Islands

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Outlook summary: Serious fog in a.m. winds light and variable, seas moderate. Clearing in afternoons, winds increasing to 10 or so.

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Current Warnings:
Dense fog
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Ultraviolet (UVI) - Moderate (UV 4)
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Ventura Sun rise/set (approx) Saturday
0702/1812

Moon: waning gibbous

Ventura Tide
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10/21/2005 Fri 01:10AM LDT 3.4  H  05:20AM LDT 2.7  L
  11:43AM LDT 5.6  H  07:37PM LDT 0.2  L
10/22/2005 Sat 02:53AM LDT 3.2  H  05:36AM LDT 3.1  L
  12:23PM LDT 5.1  H  08:52PM LDT 0.6  L
10/23/2005 Sun 01:20PM LDT 4.6  H  10:18PM LDT 0.7  L  

Local Notice to Mariners
Yellow Research buoys, white 2 Fl, temporarily located within one mile of entrance to Port Hueneme.

SAFETY/SECURITY OF U. S. NAVAL VESSELS (REVISED)
The Coast Guard has established permanent regulations for the safety or security of U.S. Naval Vessels in the navigable waters of the Unit ed States. Effective
immediately Naval Vessel protection zones are established within 500 yards of any U.S. Naval Vessel. This includes any vessel owned, operated, chartered, or
leased by the U.S. Navy or under the operational control of the U.S. Navy. All vessels within 500 yards of a U.S. Naval vessel shall operate at the minimum
speed necessary to maintain a safe course and proceed as directed by the Official Patrol (a Coast Guard Commissioned, Warrant or Petty Officer; or the
Commanding Officer of a U.S. Naval Vessel or his or her designee). No vessel or person is allowed within 100 yards of a U.S. Naval vessel, unless authorized
by the Official Patrol. Vessels requesting to pass within 100 yards of a U.S. Naval Vessel shall contact the Official Patrol on VHF-FM Ch 16. Violations of
these regulations may be prosecuted as a felony punishable by a fine or imprisonment

Security zone for SF Bay. Concerns mostly ships of 300 gross tons, but
security zones affect small boats.
Summarized - stay away from bridge abutments, large ships and ESPECIALLY
stand clear of naval vessels.

See also the complete light list, updated to latest LNM