8/18/06 - Sailing Channel Islands, Ventura, Oxnard

Scorpion Anchorage report

The water is warm and there are a lot of people in it.

At least yesterday the kayaking was fine with low winds, no swell and only small wind waves after 1400.

Of course, those conditions are pretty unusual into the afternoon and the forecast is for increasing winds through the weekend. Nevertheless, take your kayak - it should be smooth in the morning.

 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT...
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL
2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...STRONGEST IN THE WEST
PORTION...DECREASING TO 10 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.