2/17-2/20 Sailing Conditions for Ventura, Oxnard, Channel Islands

Outlook summary: 10-15 kts, showers possible, chilly

Friday: W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 15
SECONDS. RAIN BECOMING LIKELY.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.

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Current Warnings:
Winter storm warning (e.g. possible showers on coast)
CLICK FOR All WARNINGS for Oxnard, Ventura, East Santa Barbara Channel

Ultraviolet (UVI) - high
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Ventura Sun rise/set
0635/1737 - a bit more than 11 hours of daylight!

Moon: Waning gibbous- New 2/28

Ventura Tides

02/17/2006 Fri 05:30AM LST 1.4  L  11:10AM LST 3.9  H

05:23PM LST 1.0  L
11:46PM LST 4.4  H

02/18/2006 Sat 06:20AM LST 1.5  L  11:51AM LST 3.2  H
05:38PM LST 1.5  L

02/19/2006 Sun 12:17AM LST 4.4  H  07:30AM LST 1.5  L
12:56PM LST 2.6  H
05:47PM LST 1.9  L

02/20/2006 Mon 12:59AM LST 4.4  H  09:17AM LST 1.3  L  

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Local Notice to Mariners
Capt Dan's notices:for reasons unknown, the Coast Guard STILL isn't paying much attention to our local waters and has failed to note the dredging operation STILL in progress in Ventura Harbor. (Even though we called them right after the LNM were published last week). They were also extremely late in reporting the building shoal in Channel Islands, but they and the Harbor Patrol have stationed a watch during daylight hours.

We reported both to the proper authorities and got little more than a shrug. If you see hazards, pass them to the CG, but also pass them to me. (Or just to me and I'll pass them on, if you wish.)

Anyhow - watch out for the dredge Norris now out of mouth of Ventura Harbor. Spoil lines extend across the channel, but are visible in daytime and lighted at night with yellow flashers. Contact the dredge Norris on #16 if you are at all uncertain of how to pass safely. They've got numerous workboats coming and going, none of which look very maneuverable, nor does the crew spend much effort on lookout duty. Be ready to give them a sound signal when they show up on your side of the channel.


New Coast Pilot
National Ocean Service, U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast: California,
Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands, 2006, 38th Edition, is
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Federal Aviation Administration
National Aeronautical Charting Office
Distribution Division, AVN-530
6303 Ivy Lane, Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770
and authorized agents of the National Ocean Service. Price $26.00.
The 2006 Edition cancels the preceding 2005 Edition.
Or download here.

light list
See also the complete light list, updated to latest LNM



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