| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | E30-35 | E30-35 | E22-25 | E17-20 | |
| Stevenson | E26-29 | E26-29 | E20-23 | E15-18 | |
| Viento | E20-23 | E20-23 | E17-20 | E12-15 | |
| Swell-Hood River | E10 | E10 | E10 | E10 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTE | LTE | E10 | E10 | |
| Rufus, etc: 58-132kcfs flow | LTE | LTE | E10 | E10 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTE | LTE | E10 | E10 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 58-132kcfskcfs | =River temp: 65.66F | HR High temp: 70F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! A solid easterly day is on tap for today (it’s Thursday!). That’ll be followed by a messy west wind day on Friday as a cold front and rain swing in. Not much happens in the world of wind Saturday through Monday; peak wind looks to be in the 10-13 range whether it’s out of the east or west. That’s good for me for Saturday, at least, as I’m headed to the pumpkin weigh-off and won’t have time to write a forecast that morning.
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But I do today, and hopefully I’ll remember to hit send! I’m distracted by the Thursday morning tomato swap. Today started with 32-35 at Iwash (Rooster) Rock, 26-29 at Stevenson, and 19-22 at Viento. That’s EAST wind. The wind will hold through late morning. It starts to fade around noon, but you’ll have wind through the evening. By 5pm, the wind will have fallen to 20-23 at Iwash, 15-18 at Stevenson, and 12-15 at Viento. River flow over the last 24 hours was 58-132kcfs, river temp is 65.66F, and high temp forecast is 70F.
Friday brings a strong cold front. It slams into the Gorge mid-morning. Generally speaking, we’ll see a short (60-90 minutes) blast of strong west wind ahead of the front. The strength of this is quite difficult to predict, but it will certainly be very gusty. Looking at the eastern Gorge ensembles, we see numbers all over the map. I’m going to lean into the stronger solutions as upper-level wind is very strong. OK. Moving on from theory… the days starts calm. As the front approaches (8am-11amish window) we’ll see a blast of strong westerlies from Stevenson to Hood River and perhaps to Mosier. Total guess… very gusty 25-29mph for 90 minutes? Then the rain arrives, and the wind shifts east. The extent of the wind out there depends on how far inland the rain goes; models currently take it way far inland, out to the eastern Gorge sites. I suspect we’ll see a period of very gusty 30-35 from Avery to Boardman ahead of the incoming rain. Drive preemptively. It’s going to be the “wrong” direction for The Wall, but that doesn’t matter quite as much if you’re paddling or winging as it does if you’re windsurfing. Again, drive before it gets windy, or you’re likely to miss it. High temp: 65F.
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We’ll be in a cold, post-frontal environment with building high pressure on Saturday. This leaves us calm to start, E15 from Iwash (Rooster) to Stevenson midday, and light easterly in the afternoon. High temp will be 70F after a chilly 40-something start.
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Extended: there really isn’t much to talk about in the extended as warm fall weather takes over. Sunday starts light easterly and switches to light westerly. Monday looks like westerlies in the 10-13 range, maybe a bit more. Ensembles have some potential for somewhat stronger wind on Tuesday or Wednesday. Looks like your body will have some time to rest and recover from all these windy days we’ve had. Have a great day 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: NNE15/NNE10/NNE25-30, NW swell 10′ at 13 seconds. Friday: SW20/SW15/LTV, NW 5′ @ 10. Saturday: 15/15/20, NW 7′ @ 11. Jones Thursday: E7-10. Friday: LTV. Saturday: LTE. Sauvie Island Thursday: LTV. Friday: LTV. Saturday: 10-13. Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor
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
A few high clouds this morning dissipate later. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to 70. Light wind early. Moderate easterlies later. No rainbows. Friday will be clear with a pretty sunrise, rainy from noon to 5pm, then partly cloudy. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Moderately strong westerlies. 89% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be Nothing to start then clear. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to 70 or so. Calm wind or light easterlies. No rainbows.
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Cycling
All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel – it’s fire season. Please see the HRATS/Hood River County for complete details on Post Canyon closures. Newly reopened in Post: lower Trail 100 paralleling the lower part of Post Canyon Road. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier is closed due to wildfire. That means you, all of you who’ve been riding it. Kreps and Green Diamond Lands have reopened. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Trail near Mt. Adams due to the Williams Mine Fire. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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