| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | too | hot | buns | burn | |
| Stevenson | LTW | 20-23 | 22-25 | 22-25 | |
| Viento | 26-29 | 24-27 | 22-25 | 22-25 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 26-29 | 24-27 | G20-24 | G20-24 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 17-20 | 17-20 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc: 160-223kcfs flow | 10-13 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 17-20 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 143-223kcfskcfs | =River temp: 68.72F | High temp: 93F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Another windy day, actually another five (or more) windy days are on tap. If you want some, you can get some starting right now – dawn patrol at the hatch was in the 26-29 range. Expect lots of downwind boats in the river today – they are practicing for tomorrow’s race. Don’t cut downwind of them – they’re like logging trucks (as are SUP foilers paddling up). Downwind people – it’s crowded out there. Wear a bright helmet and jersey so the cross-wind people can see you! Also, don’t forget about the Hood River Bridge 7pm-7am closures daily through the 21st.
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Thursday kicks off with pressures of 30.12/29.97/29.94 for gradients of 0.15 and 0.03. Offshore: strong high pressure supporting this. Metro area: literally one little fluffy marine cloud. With essentially no clouds in support, you can expect some sort of midday lull. For dawn patrol, we’ll have 26-29 from Viento to Swell and also probably at Mosier, for a few hours. By the time most of you get there, the wind drops to 24-27 and fills in from Stevenson to Mosier. When the heat really gets going in the metro area, the wind drops to gusty 20-24 at Swell and Hood River and holds at 22-25 at Stevenson, Viento and Mosier. Later in the afternoon, the wind fills in from Lyle to Rowena at 20-23 or so. Avery and Rufus join at 17-20 in the evening. Farther east than that, the wind will be less than 15mph, and it’ll also be 100 degrees out there! River flow over the last 24 hours was 100-248kcfs (lowest this morning). River temp is 68.90F, and high temp forecast for Hood River is 89F.
Friday looks quite similar: strong early with a midday lull. We might or might not get that one lone marine cloud in the metro area, and we might not! Expect dawn patrol at 24-27 from Viento to Swell with 17-20ish in Hood River and 20-23 in Mosier. The wind holds at Swell and fills in from Stevenson to Mosier at 24-27 for a few hours before dipping to 22-25. Afternoon westerlies fill in from Stevenson all the way to Avery at 22-25. Rufus rises to 17-20. Remember, this is Gorge Downwind Champs race day – lots of boats leaving Stevenson and making their way to Bingen. High temp: 90F.
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Saturday looks nearly identical to Friday: 24-27 to start form Viento to Swell with 22-25 in the afternoon from Stevenson to Doug’s. Swell will likely dip to 18-21 when the heating really gets going in the metro area.
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Extended: This pattern continues Sunday and Monday. After that, we may start to see some disturbances moving around offshore. It appears the wind will just keep on going as these disturbances do their thing. The main impact will be an increase in gustiness. Have a great day on the water today!
Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast
North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Thursday: 20/20-25/35-40, N swell 6′ at 7 seconds. Friday: 15-20/15-20/35, N 5′ @ 6. Saturday: 15-20/20/30-35, N 4′ @ 6. Jones Thursday: 18-21. Friday: 20-23. Saturday: 19-22. Sauvie Island Thursday: 17-20. Friday: 17-20. Saturday: 15-18.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Thursday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to 90 or so. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to 90. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny. Temps start near 60 and rise to the low 90s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer.
The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Wingfoil racing starts July 2nd: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/mgmt_event_menu.php?regatta_id=28193
Post Canyon Junior Enduro MTB series: https://cooperspuralpineteam.org/mountain-bike/fun-fridays-kids-enduro-series-post-canyon/
Cycling
Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. Patchy snow and downed trees were there as of last report, 6/24. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. As of 6/30, Gunsight was bucked, but there was ½ mile section of snow. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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