Xmas Sailing Outlook for Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Channel Islands

Outlook summary: 

Friday...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING...LOWERING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 13
SECONDS. FOG... LOCALLY DENSE WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
.SAT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.SAT NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION
NEARSHORE. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 

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Current Warnings:
High surf warning in effect Fri morning. Expect cancellation later in day. Small Craft Advisories for outer waters
CLICK FOR All WARNINGS for Oxnard, Ventura, East Santa Barbara Channel

Ultraviolet (UVI) - Moderate
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Ventura Sun rise/set (approx) Xmas Day
0721/1657

Moon: Last Quarter

Ventura Tides -

2005-12-23  03:45 PST   4.06 feet  High Tide
2005-12-23  07:00 PST   Sunrise
2005-12-23  09:58 PST   2.65 feet  Low Tide
2005-12-23  11:38 PST   Last Quarter
2005-12-23  11:55 PST   Moonset
2005-12-23  14:29 PST   3.22 feet  High Tide
2005-12-23  16:52 PST   Sunset
2005-12-23  21:10 PST   1.38 feet  Low Tide
2005-12-24  00:26 PST   Moonrise
2005-12-24  04:19 PST   4.39 feet  High Tide
2005-12-24  07:00 PST   Sunrise
2005-12-24  11:15 PST   2.03 feet  Low Tide
2005-12-24  12:18 PST   Moonset
2005-12-24  16:15 PST   2.95 feet  High Tide
2005-12-24  16:53 PST   Sunset
2005-12-24  21:55 PST   1.71 feet  Low Tide
2005-12-25  01:24 PST   Moonrise
2005-12-25  04:51 PST   4.76 feet  High Tide
2005-12-25  07:01 PST   Sunrise
2005-12-25  12:08 PST   1.33 feet  Low Tide
2005-12-25  12:44 PST   Moonset
2005-12-25  16:53 PST   Sunset
2005-12-25  17:46 PST   2.94 feet  High Tide
2005-12-25  22:40 PST   1.99 feet  Low Tide
2005-12-26  02:25 PST   Moonrise
2005-12-26  05:23 PST   5.17 feet  High Tide
2005-12-26  07:01 PST   Sunrise
2005-12-26  12:50 PST   0.61 feet  Low Tide
2005-12-26  13:13 PST   Moonset
2005-12-26  16:54 PST   Sunset
2005-12-26  18:55 PST   3.08 feet  High Tide
2005-12-26  23:26 PST   2.18 feet  Low Tide 

click for complete tables including Channel Islands

Local Notice to Mariners
New Coast Pilot due very soon. Originally slated for Nov.Should be available soon. Will post link when available.
Survey vessels operating in Ventura vicinity with long tows. Operation from now until 30 Jan 06

Chart 18700 - Pt. Conception to Pt. Sur -changes to separation zone
Chart 1891 - Anacapa Passage - NEW CHART available on demand now, in print in 6 to 8 weeks.



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