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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | careful: | sun | burns | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 10-13 | 13-16 | 23-26 | 26-30 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 17-21 | 20-24 | 20-24 | 26-30+ | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 17-21 | 20-24 | 20-24 | 26-30+ | |
| Rufus, etc. | too | much | current | 23-26 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
The westerlies have been messing with the forecast the last couple of days. Gradients have been plentiful, but wind has been uncooperative. This is due, in part anyway, to atmospheric instability and other unknown dynamics that apparently impact the wind. In other words, wind is hard to predict! Flow, however, is not so hard to predict. We have a mindblowing 548,000cfs this morning. River temp is 56 degrees.
Friday, once again, is starting off windy. A trough and frontal system moving in from the northwest will increase the pressure gradients as the day goes on. This means the gradient and wind might not correlate how we’d like for much of the day. However, models suggest the atmosphere will stabilize late afternoon, ramping the wind way up. So, the ideal forecast goes like this: 17-20 from Viento to Arlington with 10-13 near Stevenson to start the day. Wind builds to gusty 20-24 by mid-morning, holding until late afternoon. Then the wind ramps up to 26-30 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Models actually predict more, but I’m being conservative due to the timing.
Saturday morning starts with DAWN PATROL from Mosier to Rufus at 25-29 as clouds pour into the western Gorge. By late morning, lasting until evening, we’ll have 28-33 from Stevenson to Rufus with 23-26 out at Arlington. TIRED!
Sunday sees warmer temps in the west due to a ridge. That will knock the wind down a bit. However, offshore high pressure and no atmospheric dynamics mean we’ll see relative steady wind. Call it 17-20 from Viento to Hood River early and 24-27 from Stevenson to Mosier in the afternoon. As of right now, Monday and Tuesday have model agreement on the westerlies maxing out at 27-31. YAY!
BONUS: Jones Friday: 24-28. Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 21-24. Sauvie’s Friday: 15-18. Saturday: 7-10. Sunday: 9-13. Coast (north/central/south). Friday: 15-20/15-20/15-20, W swell 4′ at 11 seconds. Saturday: X/X/25-30, W 4′ @ 9. Sunday & Monday: 5-10/15-20/30-40, W 6′ @ 11.
Random Morning Thoughts
The random morning thoughts are currently on vacation!
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
High overcast sky starts Friday. There’s a slight chance of a few sprinkles later. Free air freezing level: 12,000′. Wind SW 10-15 early and NW 20 in the afternoon. Saturday starts off with low level clouds and low elevation drizzle. Free air freezing level: 11,000′ in the morning and 13,000′ in the afternoon. Wind: NW 15 becoming N 10-15. Sunday and Monday look clear. FAF: 14,000′. Wind N 10-15 becoming NW 10-15.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s high overcast this morning, and it’s going to stay that way all day. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and low 70’s in the afternoon. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy to start and clear in the afternoon. Temps will be near 50 early and in the upper 60’s later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday looks sunny with temps near 50 early and near 80 in the afternoon. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday looks the same but windier. Same Tuesday.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
Nothing new to report: Knebal, Eightmile and Surveyor’s are open. Lewis River is open. Hospital Hill has cows on it, so there are no dogs allowed at this time. The ticks are horrendous over there right now – expect to get bitten if you ride there. The Sisters Stampede is Sunday. Wednesday is the women’s Post n’ Pinot ride at Dirty Fingers at 5:30. Mountain View has a mountain bike ride at 5pm on Thursday, and the Post n’ Pint ride is Thursday at Dirty Fingers at 5:30.
Upcoming Events
Our events today start off with the donut and coffee run at Kickstand Coffee in Hood River at 7. There’s a free paddle clinic with Olympian Jim Terrell of Quick Blades Paddles at 4:30 at Big Winds tonight, and a mountain bike ride leaving Mountain View Cycles at 5. The Oregon-Washington Border war kicks off today in Klickitat, if mounted shooters are your thing.
The Rufus Catfish Derby starts tomorrow, and if you identify as a woman and don’t fish yet, there’s a free learn to fish clinic tomorrow at Glen Otto Park in Troutdale. Lyle has Pioneer Days all day long with a parade and car show and games and live music. The Sisters Stampede mountain bike race, which is really a ginormous party masquerading as a race, is Sunday down in Sisters.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
