| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | too | hot | buns | burn | |
| Stevenson | 10-13 | 16-20+ | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Viento | 23-26 | 23-26 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 18-21 | 23-26 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | 13-16 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc: 100-224kcfs flow | 10-13 | 13-16 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 95-203kcfskcfs | =River temp: 68.36F | High temp: 90F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Another windy day is on tap, and there are some very stoked paddlers out there. Today’s the Gorge Downwind Champs race. It runs from Home Valley to the Waterfront Park (as usual, I got it wrong yesterday,a dn earlier today – I do that every year!) and starts mid to late morning. Those paddlers have been told to yield to you and to barges, but c’mon folks – they are racing. Get out of their way! Let ’em shred! On to the forecast: we have day after day of westerlies – they’ll keep on coming at least through Monday. Know what else keeps on coming (through the 21st)? Hood River Bridge closures between 7pm and 7am. Don’t get caught out past curfew or you’re facing at least a 48 minute drive!
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Friday kicks off with pressures of 30.11/29.99/29.96 for gradients of 0.l2 and 0.03. Westerlies were in the 18-21 range from Swell to Mosier with mid teens at Stevenson and low to mid 20s at Viento. East of Mosier, the wind was generally around 10mph. Models like the idea of 23-26 today between Stevenson and Mosier by late morning, holding through the afternoon. The Lyle-Avery stretch joins at 20-23 this afternoon, and Rufus jumps in with 17-20. East of Rufus, the wind will be under 15mh. River flow over the last 24 hours was 95-224kcfs (lowest in the morning), river temp is 68.36F, and high temp forecast is 90F for Hood River and 100F way out in the desert.
Saturday’s opening shot is 20-23 from Viento to Mosier with 10-13 at Stevenson and 5-10 to the east of Mosier. Models hold the wind in the 20-23 range and fill it in from Stevenson to Mosier in the morning and from Stevenson to Avery in the afternoon. Rufus joins at 17-20, and Swell is likely to drop to 17-20 late morning or early afternoon thanks to a weak disturbance far offshore. Who’d have thought things so far away could have an impact. But they do! High temp: 93F.
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Sunday looks like another good day! Setup: stable. Offshore high pressure: good enough. Desert heat: present. Marine clouds on the west side: just a few. Your dawn patrol should be 21-24 form Stevenson to Mosier. By mid morning, westerlies pop up to 24-27 from Viento to Mosier and hold for the rest of the day. The wind eventually fills in from Stevenson all the way to Rufus and perhaps Arlington. High temp: 90F.
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Extended: Models keep us in the mid 20s for Monday and probably for Tuesday. Strong hints of a quieter day are present in the ensembles for Wednesday. Beyond that, there’s really too much uncertainty to pin things down. By then, you’ll probably be tired enough that the idea of a rest day will sound good. Have fun out there 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. Friday: 15-20/15-20/35, N swell 4′ at 5 seconds. Saturday: 15-20/15-20/30-35, N 4′ @ 6. Sunday: 15-20/20/25-30, N 4′ @ 5. Jones Friday: 21-24. Saturday: 18-21. Sunday: 22-25. Sauvie Island Friday: 14-17. Saturday: 15-18. Sunday: 11-14.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
I’m tired. It’s on vacation.
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
Sunshine all day Friday. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to 90 or so. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny. Temps start near 60 and rise to the low 90s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to 90. 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 is open. 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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