Thursday: relatively light easterlies for a few days and then a pattern shift

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Your favorite launch	dawn patrol	morning max	afternoon max	executive session
These are ranges for the average speed reading, not a predicted wind range. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	LTE	E15-20	E15-20	E15
Stevenson	LTE	E15	E15	E10-15
Viento	E10-15	E15	E15	E10-15
Swell-Hood River	E5-10	E5-10	LTE	calm
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	calm	calm
Rufus, etc: 63-81kcfs flow	LTV	LTV	calm	calm
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	calm	calm
River flow last 24 hours: 63-81kcfskcfs		River temp: 64.94F	HR High temp: 68F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Settle yourself in for a period of pretty fall weather. It’ll be perfect for riding a bike, but not so perfect for windsports; we’ll have easterlies, and they’ll be right on the edge of enough wind for a few of you but not enough wind for many of you. Next chance for westerlies is Monday (maybe) and late next week (an even bigger maybe).

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Thursday kicks off with pressures of 30.21/30.20/30.21 for gradients of, well, very little. The wind was swirling around from the east and west and north and basically wasn’t doing much. We’ll see easterlies rise to 20ish at Iwash, 15ish at Stevenson, and 15ish at Viento for a few hours this morning. This afternoon sees those easterlies drop to 10-13 at Stevenson, 14-17 at Iwash, and 7-10 at Viento. River flow over the last 24 hours was 63-81kcfs, river temp is 64.94F, and high temp forecast is 68F.

Friday brings slightly stronger east wind. The day starts with 25ish at Iwash, 20ish at Stevenson/Home Valley, and 15ish at Viento. The wind fades after 11:30 and finishes up at 15ish (Iwash) and 10ish (Stevenson/Home Valley) and 5-10 (Viento). High temp: 70F with clouds.

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Saturday brings easterlies. Again. Expect a morning blow of 22-25 at Stevenson with 15mph in the afternoon. Rooster: 15-18 fading to 10-13. If you’re going to be in the river below Bonneville Dam, keep an eye out for my friend Gary paddling a pumpkin. He’s attempting to set the world distance record for pumpkin paddling. High temp: 74F under clear sky.

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Extended: Models have light westerlies on Sunday. Monday’s forecast is currently for something in the range of 17-20 all the way from Stevenson to Rufus. Weak weather systems, potentially with significant rain, are forecast Tuesday-Thursday and potentially beyond. Those will give us a shot at west wind, but it’ll be short-lived and rather unreliable. Models do hint at offshore high pressure rebuilding towards the end of the week. If that pans out, that’s your chance for a stronger west wind day. 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: 20/15/10, W swell 7′ @ 11 seconds and SW 2′ @ 15. Friday: LTV/S5-10/S10-15, NW 4′ @ 10 and SW 2′ @ 14. Saturday: SW10/SW10/S15, W 6′ @ 11. Jones Thursday: LTE. Friday: LTV. Saturday: W 5-10. Sauvie Island Thursday: 9-11. Friday: LTV. Saturday: LTV. 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

Clear sky this morning adds high clouds. G4 storm tonight. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the upper 60s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Friday will be mostly cloudy to start with high clouds later. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to 70 or so. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be clear. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 70s. 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 has reopened. 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.