News Release

Weather Phenomena of the Santa Barbara Channel

Date: April 25, 2019
Contact: Yvonne Menard, 805-658-5725

National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Kittell will provide a path to understanding marine weather forecasts, observations, and phenomena associated with the Santa Barbara Channel at a May 9 at 7:00 lecture.

This information, as well as other services provided by the National Weather Service, are designed to help mariners make better weather-related decisions for a safe and memorable experience navigating the Santa Barbara Channel, one of the most biologically productive ecosystems in the world.

Before starting his 15 year career with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, California, Kittell received a master’s degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles. Kittell grew up in Redondo Beach, California, where he spent much of his youth on the ocean fishing and working as a deckhand.

Kittell’s lecture will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 7:00 pm at the Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center, 1901 Spinnaker Drive in Ventura Harbor. The program is free and open to the public.

This talk, part of the From Shore to Sea lecture series, is sponsored by Channel Islands National Park to further the understanding of the Channel Islands and surrounding waters. The 2019 lecture series will take place at 7:00 pm on the second Thursday of the month, March through May and September through November.

This lecture can also be viewed live online, at: Channel Islands Live Broadcast. 

Lectures are recorded and posted at: Shore to Sea Lecture Videos