Surf's Up, Dudes

Now class, why are the Desert Sailors interested in the weather on the California Coast?
Well, the answer is Magic... The Captain and her crew are headed west to rescue and adopt a lonely little racing boat from Ventura and bring her back to the mountain lakes in the land of little water to do deeds of great daring and celerity.

(By the way, Elephant Butte is expected to reach about 72 degrees this weekend with winds of about 16 mph in the afternoon, with some higher gusts. Sunday should be much calmer.)

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Weather Underground forecast for Ventura

4 pm Friday: 80% chance of rain, 53 degrees, winds West (264) 7 mph
7 pm Friday: 20% chance of rain, 46 degrees, 90% humidity, winds West (264) 7 mph.

10 am Saturday: 0% chance of rain, 35% cloud clover, 55 degrees, winds 6 mph SSW (206)
1 pm Saturday: 0% rain, partly cloudy, 35% cloudy, 61 degrees, winds 6 mph SSW (206)
4 pm Saturday: 0% rain, partly cloudy, 35% cloudy, 56 degrees, winds 1 mph SW (236)

Weather.com weather predictions for Ventura, CA:

Friday: Rain showers in the morning becoming more intermittent in the afternoon. High 56F. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Winds WSW 19 mph

Friday night: Partly cloudy. Low near 40F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

5 pm Friday: 54 degrees, partly cloudy, 20% rain, W 16 mph winds, sunset 5:55 pm
7 pm Friday, 50 degrees, partly cloudy, winds W 10 mph

9 am Saturday, 51 degrees, partly cloudy, 0% rain, winds ENE 3 mph
10 am Saturday, 51 degrees, partly cloudy, 0% rain, winds E 2 mph
11 am Saturday, 57 degrees, partly cloudy, 0% rain, winds ESE 4 mph
12 noon Saturday, 58 degrees, partly cloudy, 0% rain, winds SW 7 mph
1 pm Saturday, 58 degrees, partly cloudy, 0% rain, winds WSW 9 mph
2 pm Saturday, 58 degrees, partly cloudy, 10% rain, winds WSW 10ph
3 pm Saturday, 58 degrees, partly cloudy, 10% rain, winds WSW 10ph
4 pm Saturday, 57 degrees, partly cloudy, 10% rain, winds W 11ph
5 pm Saturday, 55 degrees, partly cloudy, 10% rain, winds WSW 9 mph

Accuweather prediction for Ventura, CA

Friday, March 3
Cool with rain tapering off. Winds from the WSW at 12 mph. High: 58° F RealFeel: 56° Friday Night: Partly cloudy and chilly. Winds from the NE at 9 mph. Low: 42° F RealFeel: 40° F

Saturday, March 4
Mostly sunny. Winds from the WSW at 7 mph. High: 62° F RealFeel: 68° F
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Winds from the NNE at 7 mph. Low: 44° F RealFeel: 37° F

Winds:WSW at 7 mph

Wind Gusts: 20 mph

9 am, 52 degrees, mostly sunny, winds NW 5
10 am, 57 degrees, mostly sunny, winds W 3 mph
11 am, 61 degrees, mostly sunny, winds W 5 mph
12 noon, 62 degrees, mostly sunny, winds W 7 mph
1 pm, 62 degrees, mostly sunny, winds WSW 9 mph
2 pm, 62 degrees, mostly sunny, winds WSW 10 mph
3 pm, 62 degrees, mostly sunny, winds WSW 10 mph
4 pm, 60 degrees, mostly sunny, winds W 10 mph
5 pm, 58 degrees, mostly sunny, winds W 8 mph

Sunday, March 5

Sunny to partly cloudy. Winds from the SSW at 16 mph. High: 66° F RealFeel: 60° F Sunday Night: Rain. Winds from the S at 14 mph. Low: 48° F RealFeel: 43° F

reaching about 16 mph Saturday afternoon. Sunday is expected to be calmer.)
NOAA weather for Ventura
Friday: Rain this morning...locally heavy then turning to showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the morning..becoming southwest in the afternoon..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. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Saturday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN.. FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HIGH SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY FOR WEST FACING BEACHES NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS.

SWELL WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ON SATURDAY TO BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA. A VIGOROUS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST ON FRIDAY...WITH RAIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST LATE TONIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY MORNING ON THE CENTRAL COAST...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...THEN RAIN WILL TURN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL BAND WILL LIKELY HOLD TOGETHER TO BRING RAIN TO MUCH OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE VERY LOW...FALLING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT RAIN...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY ON THE CENTRAL COAST...AND DURING MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES.

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