Monday/Tuesday forecast. Plenty of wind, even for you!

This is your Monday and Tuesday forecast, as I only have twelve hours between the end of class tonight and the start of class tomorrow morning. If this causes difficulty for you, you can contact the counselor education department at Portland State University! My advisor’s number is 867-5309. Okay, bad jokes aside, here’s your forecast for the next few days. Continued after the chart…

Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Rooster Rock	beach	volleyball	with	buns
Steven’s Locks	light	10-13	16-19	20-23
Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River)	12-15	20-23	23-26	23-26
Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena	12-15	16-19	23-26	23-26
Rufus, etc.	light	12-15	16-19	23-26
Roosevelt, etc.	light	light	10-13	10-13

 

Gorge wind forecast, continued…

Monday morning started off with just a few marine clouds scattered across western Oregon and Washington, wind in the low teens from Swell to Doug’s, and a westerly gradient of .09 from Portland to The Dalles. Additional information: the river temp is 69 degrees and flow is 115kcfs at The Dalles. With a .09 gradient, you can expect a quick build to 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier this morning with 23-26 by late morning through the end of the day, eventually filling in at Rowena and Doug’s.

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A much stronger marine push on Tuesday morning combines with a desert heat low and the fact that I’m trapped in Portland all day for a sure-fire nuker day on the river. Expect Tuesday Dawn Patrol at 25-29 at Swell (if the clouds don’t push too far), Mosier and Doug’s/Rowena. The wind will quickly pick up to 28-32 from Swell to Rufus, filling in at 24-28 at Stevenson and Arlington later in the day.

Less marine clouds on Wednesday dampen down the wind’s enthusiasm (but not yours) just a bit. Expect Dawn Patrol from Viento to Mosier at 22-25. by late morning, the wind will pick up to 24-27 in that stretch, filling in from Stevenson to Rufus in the afternoon.

Thursday currently looks like 16-19 to start, fading midday, and picking back up to 13-16 in the afternoon. The strongest wind Thursday will be near Hood River in the morning and from Stevenson to Mosier in the afternoon.
 

Big Winds SUP Club

Show up and go paddling. No car racks. No hassle. Access 100-plus boards at the Event Site all summer long. With the Big Winds SUP Club, members get multi-use passes to the Big SUP Center, home to North America’s largest fleet of SUPs. A ten session pass starts at $149, includes a lesson, and use of a paddle, PFD and leash, as well as exclusive discounts at Big Winds.
 

Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast

Jones Monday: 24-28. Jones Tuesday: 23-26. Jones Wednesday: 23-26. Sauvie’s Monday: 11-14. Sauvie’s Tuesday: 11-14. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 10-13. Coast (north/central/south). Monday: 15-20/15-20/30+, NW swell 6′ at 10 seconds. Tuesday: 15-20+/25-30/30+, NW 5′ @ 9. Wednesday; 20-25/25-30+/40, NW 5′ @ 7.
 

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

There will be snow on the ground at Mt. Hood today, and every day until the glaciers completely melt away.

 

Random Morning Thoughts

For this morning’s thought, I’m going to borrow from Crystal’s thoughts at her Sunday morning yoga class. We go through life creating thought patterns and expectations about how our experience will play out. Sometimes this manifests as stories about our abilities. For example, we may think that we ride our bike up a certain hill in a certain gear. We may think that our legs only move in a certain way when we’re jogging. Maybe we only carve waves just-so hard when we’re kiting or windsurfing because that’s the way our bodies have learned.

Maybe we’re quite satisfied with the way we do things.

It can be eye-opening to go at our sports from a not-knowing stance, allowing our bodies to push against the limitations our minds have set. For instance, next time you’re carving a wave, rather than automatically carving the way you carve, let your body lead the way; pick a spot where you want the carve to end, and let your body take you there. If you’re riding a bike up a hill, stand instead of sitting, or sit instead of standing, and see what your body can do. Or if you’re in a yoga class, stop telling yourself “this is how I do this pose”, and sink into your core and let your body, not your mind, take over.

You can do this in any sport or any situation. The body contains a lot of wisdom, and we’ve been trained to ignore it. Do your sport, let yourself feel your whole body, and move from that body-centered place. You might be surprised what you find by interrupting your usual routine.

Gosh I’m sore from that yoga class yesterday… Have an awesome couple days. See y’all Wednesday.
 

Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be in 700 days). I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
 

Gorge Weather Forecast

It’s another beautiful blue-sky day here in the Gorge. Temps will be in the upper 60’s (open windows) early and the upper 80’s (close windows) this afternoon. Light wind early, moderate later. No rainbows. Tuesday looks sunny. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and the mid 80’s in the afternoon. Nuking wind. No rainbows. Wednesday looks sunny with temps in the upper 50’s early and the upper 80’s in the afternoon. Moderate wind. No rainbows.

For weather specifically directed at travel through the Gorge, please visit Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.
 

White Sprinter Van of the Day

 

Road and Mountain Biking

It’s all open except Whoopdee (closed due to logging) and Boulder Lakes (20 trees down).
 

Upcoming Events

Today’s events include pickup kickball at 6 at bingen’s daubenspeck park, free sailboat rides with the Gorge Junior sailing Club at the Hood River Marina at 6, free yoga at Samadhi in White Salmon at 6, pickup basketball at the Mt. Hood Town Hall at 6:30, and free yoga at Pure Yoga in The Dalles at 6:45.

Tonight at dusk, the movie Inside Out shows at Movies in the Park in Odell – it shows in Cascade Locks Friday – The Hood River County Fair starts Wednesday and runs through Saturday, and the delta aqaurids meteor shower is Thursday and Friday.

This weekend is the Bridge of the Gods Kite Fest in Stevenson with the blowout race from Stevenson to Hood River on Sunday. The Columbia Gorge One-Design Regatta is in Stevenson this weekend, and Klickitat Canyon Days is in Klickitat.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira