1/20/06 Sailing Conditions for Ventura, Oxnard, Channel Islands

Outlook summary: Winds and seas subsiding

FRI...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 4 TO
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 3 TO
5 FT.
.SUN...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS. W SWELL
3 TO 5 FT.

SailTime Channel Islands Heavy Weather
Analyze the weather, rig a jackline and practice moving about with a tether. Then reef, shake it out and keep your speed up.... all in the SailTime Heavy Wx clinic this Saturday. Contact Captain dan. 805.750.7828.

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Current Warnings:
Small craft Thursday into Friday
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Ultraviolet (UVI) - Moderate
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Ventura Sun rise/set
0656/1710

Moon: Full on 14th

Ventura Tides

01/20/2006 Fri 01:07AM LST 4.0  H  07:02AM LST 2.3  L
 12:13PM LST 3.5  H  06:49PM LST 1.3  L
01/21/2006 Sat 01:44AM LST 4.1  H  08:31AM LST 2.1  L
 01:21PM LST 2.8  H  07:15PM LST 1.7  L
01/22/2006 Sun 02:30AM LST 4.3  H  10:19AM LST 1.7  L
 03:41PM LST 2.4  H  07:49PM LST 2.2  L  

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Local Notice to Mariners
Survey vessels operating in Ventura vicinity with long tows. Operation from now until 30 Jan 06
No additional notices for the immediate Channel Islands, Ventura, Oxnard area

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.




See also the complete light list, updated to latest LNM



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Survey/tow off Ventura until 30Jan.
A geological/geophysical survey offshore California. Survey will commence on 21 November 2005 to 30 January 2006. The M/V Michael will have a
cable tow of less then 600 feet. The M/V Zephyr will have a cable tow of less then 2,000 feet. M/V Michael and M/V Zephyr will monitor VHF-FM CH
16. See enclosures below for area map and coordinates.

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.