Friday, March 17, 2006

3/17-3/20 Sailing Outlook for Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Channel Islands

Outlook summary:
ANOTHER COLD STORM WILL AFFECT
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY..
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NEAR ISLANDS

FRIDAY...NW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
RAIN AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 12
SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 2 TO 4 FT.

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Current Warnings:

Small Craft advisory
CLICK FOR All WARNINGS for Oxnard, Ventura, East Santa Barbara Channel

Ultraviolet (UVI) - moderate
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Ventura Sun rise/set - FRIDAY
0601/1801


Moon: Full 3/15

Ventura Tides -
03/17/2006 Fri 04:32AM LST 0.5  L  10:26AM LST 4.0  H
04:15PM LST 1.1 L 10:25PM LST 4.9 H

03/18/2006 Sat 05:11AM LST 0.5 L 11:05AM LST 3.4 H
04:31PM LST 1.5 L 10:49PM LST 4.9 H

03/19/2006 Sun 05:58AM LST 0.6 L 11:55AM LST 2.9 H
04:43PM LST 1.9 L 11:19PM LST 4.8 H
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Local Notice to Mariners

There has been no official notice, but dredging operations have begun in Channel Islands Harbor.
Yesterday, 3/16, the dredge was right on the shoal that currently blocks 1/2 the channel. They also had massive amounts of pipeline positioned just inside the breakwater. The Harbormaster had and may still have a boat stationed near by to direct traffic. Contact Dredge Morris or Channel Islands Harborpatrol on #16 for traffic advisories.


Dredging in Santa Barbar Harbor 2/28 to 4/15

New Coast Pilot
National Ocean Service, U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast: California,
Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands, 2006, 38th Edition, is
ready for issue and may be obtained from:
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.

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Friday, March 10, 2006

3/10-3/13 Sailing Outlook for Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Channel Islands









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Outlook summary: Yucky, extremely yucky at times; sometimes dangerous
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

Friday...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...LOWERING TO 10 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT BEFORE SUNRISE. COMBINED
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.Fri Night...W TO SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.SAT...S TO SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. W SWELL 6TO 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.

.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
.SUN...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4
TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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Current Warnings:

Small Craft advisory, high surf warning, winter storm, high surf YIKES!
CLICK FOR All WARNINGS for Oxnard, Ventura, East Santa Barbara Channel

Ultraviolet (UVI) - moderate
CLICK FOR FULL UV REPORT

Ventura Sun rise/set
0610/1755


Moon: Waxing- Full 3/15

Ventura Tides -
03/10/2006 Fri 12:51AM LST 2.3  L  06:36AM LST 5.0  H 
01:50PM LST -0.5 L 08:18PM LST 3.9 H

03/11/2006 Sat 01:26AM LST 1.9 L 07:15AM LST 5.2 H
02:17PM LST -0.5 L 08:35PM LST 4.0 H

03/12/2006 Sun 01:57AM LST 1.6 L 07:48AM LST 5.3 H
02:40PM LST -0.4 L 08:51PM LST 4.2 H

03/13/2006 Mon 02:26AM LST 1.2 L 08:19AM LST 5.2 H
03:01PM LST -0.2 L 09:08PM LST 4.4 H
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Local Notice to Mariners

Dredging in Santa Barbar Harbor 2/28 to 4/15

New Coast Pilot
National Ocean Service, U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast: California,
Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands, 2006, 38th Edition, is
ready for issue and may be obtained from:
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
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View NEW charts- New NOS program

NOAA has posted all 1,000-plus of its U.S. nautical charts on the Internet at www.NauticalCharts.gov/viewer. They can be viewed using any

Internet browser. Each chart is up-to-date with the most recent Notices to Mariners. Use these on-line charts as a ready reference or planning
tool. Then use one of NOAAs printed or digital charts for actual navigation.

Order free "newest charts" list
The list of latest editions of Nautical Charts and Miscellaneous Maps, published by the National Ocean Service, is available for issue. It may be
obtained free by mail from the National Aeronautical Charting Office, AVN-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 6303 Ivy Lane, Suite 400,
Greenbelt MD, 20770-1479, by telephone at 1-800-638-8972 or from your local authorized nautical chart sales agent. This is a quarterly
publication listing the most recent editions of nautical charts, miscellaneous maps and publications relating to navigation, weather, etc. with brief
descriptions and up-to-date prices for most of the publications listed. Much of this information may also be obtained online at:
http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/mcd/dole.htm.


Friday, March 03, 2006

3/3 to 3/6 Sailing Conditions for Ventura, Oxnard, Channel Islands





Outlook summary: Clearing

Friday
Rain this morning. Locally heavy then turning to
showers this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.WIND SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING
BECOMING W 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS.

Friday night:
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers this evening
then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 5 TO 7
FT AT 13 SECONDS.

Saturday:
Partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Wind variable 10 kts or less

Saturday night
Partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower to mid 40s.

Sunday
Partly cloudy.
Highs in the 60s.

Sunday night
Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight.
Lows in the upper 40s.

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Current Warnings:

Small Craft advisory, high surf warning
CLICK FOR All WARNINGS for Oxnard, Ventura, East Santa Barbara Channel

Ultraviolet (UVI) - high
CLICK FOR FULL UV REPORT

Ventura Sun rise/set
0619/1750


Moon: Waxing- Full 3/15

Ventura Tides -
03/03/2006 Fri 05:51AM LST 0.1  L  11:47AM LST 4.0  H
05:32PM LST 1.0 L 11:52PM LST 5.3 H

03/04/2006 Sat 06:57AM LST 0.3 L 12:57PM LST 3.2 H
06:03PM LST 1.7 L

03/05/2006 Sun 12:39AM LST 5.1 H 08:23AM LST 0.5 L
02:57PM LST 2.6 H 06:36PM LST 2.4 L
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Local Notice to Mariners

Dredge currently working in Ventura Harbor is NOT slated for Channel Islands. No word yet on when that shoal will be dredged.

Dredging in Santa Barbar Harbor 2/28 to 4/15


Light List 3720 - Buoy #9 in Ventura is a Green Can (not black as it has been listed for a decade or so).

Red Triangle on the South Jetty has been replaced!

New Coast Pilot
National Ocean Service, U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast: California,
Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands, 2006, 38th Edition, is
ready for issue and may be obtained from:
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



View NEW charts- New NOS program

NOAA has posted all 1,000-plus of its U.S. nautical charts on the Internet at www.NauticalCharts.gov/viewer. They can be viewed using any

Internet browser. Each chart is up-to-date with the most recent Notices to Mariners. Use these on-line charts as a ready reference or planning
tool. Then use one of NOAAs printed or digital charts for actual navigation.

Order free "newest charts" list
The list of latest editions of Nautical Charts and Miscellaneous Maps, published by the National Ocean Service, is available for issue. It may be
obtained free by mail from the National Aeronautical Charting Office, AVN-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 6303 Ivy Lane, Suite 400,
Greenbelt MD, 20770-1479, by telephone at 1-800-638-8972 or from your local authorized nautical chart sales agent. This is a quarterly
publication listing the most recent editions of nautical charts, miscellaneous maps and publications relating to navigation, weather, etc. with brief
descriptions and up-to-date prices for most of the publications listed. Much of this information may also be obtained online at:
http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/mcd/dole.htm.