Weather

The weather links in this section provide access to web sites containing weather information of interest to boaters in the Monterey Bay Area.

National Weather Service Forecast Office

Western Region Headquarters / Salt Lake City

National Weather Service Forecast Office

San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey

San Francisco Bay Fog Forecast

WX Advantage

Access to a wide variety of meteorological data

San Francisco Radar by Intellicast

Animated Radar Images of Northern California and Nevada

S F Sailing Coastal Marine Forecast

United States Weather Pages

Marine Weather.com

Intellicast .com

Underground.com

Find the weather in any city, state, zip code or country

Current Combined NOAA and CDIP Buoy Summary

Time and Tides

The links in this section provide access to web sites containing tidal, current, and sunrise and sunset information of interest to boaters in the Monterey Bay Area.

Oceanic Current Data by the Ocean and Coastal Environmental Access Network

Searchable database: Obtain tide data and current predictions for the California coastline.

Tide Location Selection for California by www.saltwatertides.com

An easy to use, user driven tide table that you can customize, featuring tidal information, sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset.

Current Month Tidal Information

Presented by the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf

US Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications - Data Services

Sunrise, sunset, complete moon information, eclipses and transits, positions of sun and moon, data for solar system bodies and bright stars, celestial navigation.

US Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications - Complete Sun and Moon Data

A searchable database

Sunrise/Sun set Calculator by sunrisesunset.com

NOAA Surface Radiation Research Branch Improved Solar Calculators

Sunrise, sunset, noon calculator and solar position calendar

Links To Coast Guard Auxiliary Web Sites

The links in this section will connect you with other US Coast Guard Auxiliary websites. This section of our link list is in part courtesy of District 11 Northern, Division 10, Flotilla 3

USCG Auxiliary National Website

Public and Member information is available here. An excellent resource for any of your Auxiliary questions. It is updated regularly.

District 11 North

Latest news of happenings in our District. Includes DSO reports, and other special District 11 NR announcements.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary National Training Department

The best place to begin your search for information on member courses, materials, on-line member training presentations, and e-testing.

On-line Testing

This is the National Test Site for on-line qualification testing. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members in all Districts may take on-line exams for credit.

Flotilla Leadership Course

This course provides Flotilla Commanders (FC) and Vice Flotilla Commanders (VFC) an organizational framework and resources to successfully manage their Flotillas. Completion of this course qualifies members to run for the positions of FC and VFC.

AUXDATA

USCG Auxiliary Management Information System

Float Plan Central

A site designed to promote the Millennium Edition Float Plan and the benefits of using Float Plans to the boating public, and provide the tools and resources for Auxiliarists and Flotillas to carry out this mission.

Navigation Center

Nav Rules Home Page

Nav Rules Training Center

An unofficial site presenting training aid for teaching the various light patterns, dayshapes, and sound signals listed in The International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea (72 COLREGS) and the U.S. Inland Rules.

Gold Coast Division 6

Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties

Division 6 Flotilla Home Pages

...Monterey Flotilla 6-4

...Capitola Flotilla 6-10

...Santa Cruz Flotilla 6-7

Links to Other Government agencies

Websites managed by other government agencies related to the marine environment and boating are found in this section.

North American Safe Boating Campaign - National Safe Boating Week 2004

Actually not a government agency, but a page presented by the Safe Boating Council. All you need to know about National Safe Boating Week,and how to get in on the action.

US Naval Observatory - Astronomical Applications Department

almanacs, software, and web services - provide precise astronomical data for practical applications, serving the defense, scientific, commercial, and civilian communities

CA Dept of Boating and Waterways

This web site will show you how your California tax dollars are working for you to help promote boating safety, and protect our waterways.

Federal Communications Commission Marine Maritime Mobile Services VHF Radio Channels

A chart on this site summarizes a portion of the FCC rules -- 47 CFR 80.371(c) and 80.373(f)

NOAA Fisheries - Office of Protected Resources

... Endangered Species Act (ESA)

... Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 (MMPA) as reauthorized in 1994.

California Ocean by the Ocean and Coastal Environmental Access Network

a searchable web-based virtual library for the discovery of and access to ocean and coastal data and information: Tools to support ocean and coastal resource management, planning, research and education. Cal OCEAN is a component of CERES and a project of the California Resources Agency's Ocean Resources Management Program.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS)

A Federally protected marine area offshore of California's central coast. Stretching from Marin to Cambria, the MBNMS encompasses a shoreline length of 276 miles and 5,322 square miles of ocean.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) Laws and Regulations

Regulatory and enforcement powers of National Marine Sanctuaries are specified in the the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a Federal agency, has been assigned responsibility for managing the nations thirteen National Marine Sanctuaries and has developed regulations uniquely suited to protect the resources at each sanctuary.

Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay Sanctuaries Joint Management Plan Review

The National Marine Sanctuary Program is updating the management plans for the Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay Sanctuaries. This includes a review of the resource protection, education and research programs, the program's resource and staffing needs, as well as the regulatory goals and sanctuary boundaries.

Links to Marine Resource Information

Protecting the marine environment is an important mission of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. This section of our link list is courtesy of solopublications.com's "Oceans on Fire" website.

The Ocean Convervancy

Our world's oceans face new and growing threats to their health and vitality. But there are solutions—and our members and volunteers are they key to our success in finding them. Get involved by joining us, making a donation, cleaning a beach or supporting stronger ocean conservation laws.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS)

A Federally protected marine area offshore of California's central coast. Stretching from Marin to Cambria, the MBNMS encompasses a shoreline length of 276 miles and 5,322 square miles of ocean.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) Laws and Regulations

Regulatory and enforcement powers of National Marine Sanctuaries are specified in the the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a Federal agency, has been assigned responsibility for managing the nations thirteen National Marine Sanctuaries and has developed regulations uniquely suited to protect the resources at each sanctuary.

Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay Sanctuaries Joint Management Plan Review

The National Marine Sanctuary Program is updating the management plans for the Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay Sanctuaries. This includes a review of the resource protection, education and research programs, the program's resource and staffing needs, as well as the regulatory goals and sanctuary boundaries.

Save Our Shores Homepage

Our mission is to protect and promote the ecological integrity of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary through Policy Research, Education, and Citizen Action.

Surfrider Foundation: California Beaches

Surfrider Foundation - Santa Cruz Chapter

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

The Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) are the marine research and teaching facilities which serve a consortium of seven California State Universities in Northern California.

The Real Time Ocean Environment

A real time look at our world's oceans as remotely sensed from earth orbiting satellites by Kirk Whitmer, Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Center, MS

Links To Central Coast Marine Facilities

Santa Cruz Harbor

Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf

Marine information, boat rentals, fishing information, history and photos

Monterey Bay Aquarium

...Conservation and research programs

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute