Naval Base Ventura County - Point Mugu/Port Hueneme, California. Get to know the installation. Fast Facts. Location: Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme/Point Mugu is located on the vast Oxnard plain, just 65 miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, California. The cities of Port Hueneme, Oxnard, and Camarillo are nearest to NBVC.
What are sea breezes and why do they occur? Sea breezes occur during hot, summer days because of the unequal heating rates of land and water. During the day, the land surface heats up faster than the water surface. Therefore, the air above the land is warmer than the air above the ocean. Now, recall that warmer air is lighter than cooler air.
Unlike the sea breeze, the land breeze is usually weaker in velocity and less common. The land breeze is often dominant for only a few hours and its direction is more variable. Nevertheless, the land breeze can penetrate the marine atmosphere for 10 kilometres (6 miles) seaward. 1  Cool air over land sinks.