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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | red buns |
in morning |
nudists | take warning! |
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| Steven’s Locks | 0-10 | 15-18 | 21-24 | 25-29 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 21-24 | 21-24 | 25-29 | 25-29 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-15 | 19-23 | 25-29 | 25-29 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 0-10 | 13-16 | 20-24 | 25-29 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 0-10 | 10-13 | 16-19 | 25-29 late |
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Gorge Wind Forecast (and Sauvie’s, Jones, the Coast…)
There’s more wind out there this morning than there has been for a couple of days, and that’s great unless you’re a forecaster sitting at her computer looking at it. Our setup is just-ok today, with an offshore low pressure system and a chance of instability this afternoon. However, the 7am gradients (cat let me sleep in) were .10 (pdx-dls), .02 (dls—psc) and .48 (eph-dls), enough to foreshadow a windy day.
Expect 21-24 this morning from Viento to Mosier. That’ll hold, or pick up just a bit, through midday, with Stevenson joining in late morning. It’s looking like the wind will pick up to 25-29 late in the day, possibly including the Stevenson to Mosier stretch, but most likely blowing strongest from Lyle to Rufus. Arlington will join in with 25-29 late in the afternoon or early in the evening. Do keep an eye on the radar image, as desert thunderstorms could shut down the eastern Gorge wind.
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Tomorrow starts off with 21-24 from Swell all the way to Arlington. As the offshore low pressure system starts to move inland midday, we’ll see the wind jump to 26-30 or more pretty much everywhere. Your best bet for the strongest, steadiest wind will likely be the Rowena stretch of the river, but go anywhere you like for at-least-some-wind tomorrow.
Friday sees the low exit to the east while high pressure builds and stabilizes off the Oregon coast. This is a nearly-ideal setup, and should give us 26-30 from Lyle to Arlington all day long. It’s likely that the Stevenson to Mosier section of the river will be under marine clouds on Friday, so that’s why you’re driving. Or you can kite/windsurf under the clouds for gusty 13-16 and rainbows.
As of right now, Saturday looks like 15-18 and Sunday looks like 12-15, but we’ll need to wait a day or two to see if the models stick with that prediction.
Coast (north/central/south). Today: Light and variable (LTV), NW swell 3′ @ 6 seconds. Tomorrow: LTV, NW 3 @ 8. Friday: LTV, NW 3 @ 8.
Jones and Sauvie’s beta test forecast. Jones today, 14-17. Jones tomorrow, 22-25. Jones Friday, 10-13. Sauvie’s: Light and variable the next three days.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Nothing to say here today.
Random Morning Thoughts
I’m looking out my window this morning at a beautiful, sunny day with whitecaps on the river. I’m also looking at what appears to be a pyrocumulonimbus cloud from the new Cougar Creek fire to the SE of Mt. Adams. This, in other words, is a public service announcement, not a morning reflection.
As of earlier this morning, there was no information on the fire on Inciweb or NWCC. Other sources reported that the fire jumped from 100 acres to over 1000 acres yesterday. The wind over the next three days is not going to help this situation.
According to various news sources, Bird Creek Meadows and other hikes in that vicinity are closed. Yakima Nation lands are closed to recreation. The Mt. Adams ranger is encouraging people to not recreate in adjoining areas of the Gifford Pinchot.
With the Mt. Adams webcam not showing anything this morning, it’s difficult to tell what the smoke situation is in Trout Lake and Glenwood. However, it’s probably not a great idea to ride the Forest Loop or Glenwood Loop at this time. Plus, Glenwood is the staging area for the fire crews.
So, cross your fingers for our courageous wildland firefighters and pray for rain and less wind.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s mostly clear out there there this morning with just a bit of convective clouds over areas of the Cascades. Expect a few more convective clouds this afternoon. Temps will be in the low 70’s early and the upper 80’s later with relatively high humidity and moderate wind. 1% chance of rainbows. Tomorrow looks sunny to start with more clouds in the afternoon and a slight chance of thunder. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and the upper 80’s in the afternoon. Strong wind. 1% chance of rainbows. Friday looks partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and the mid 70’s (no, really!) in the afternoon. Strong wind, 28% chance of rainbows. The weekend looks sunny and warmer.
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
There’s still no news to report here, but it looks like the weekend will be less windy than the next few days, setting us up for some nice road biking. With the Cougar Creek Fire going nuts over by Mt. Adams, you may want to avoid the Glenwood loop and the Forest Loop.
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Cascade Acupuncture Center has your back! And all your other achy body parts. For 10 years, CAC has been healing locals with acupuncture, massage and custom Chinese herbs. Allergy Elimination has no side effects and has helped many lessen their seasonal and food allergies significantly in just a few sessions. It can even lessen the effects of Poison Oak! You can reach CAC Monday through Saturday with locations in Hood River, The Dalles and Stevenson.
Upcoming Events
If you’re looking for some fun today, Columbia Gorge Widnsurfing Association has a no-charge freestyle windsurfing clinic from 3:30 to 5 at the Hook in Hood River. At 5:30 tonight, there’s kid-friendly mountain biking at Family Man, ping pong at the Hood River Armory, the women’s Post n’ Pinot mountain bike ride at Dirty Fingers, a paddle on the White Salmon leaving from Husum, and sailboat racing at the Hood River Marina – if you have some racing experience, show up and you’ll probably find a spot on a boat.
Coming up Saturday, Post Canyon hosts a 50k and half-marathon. On Saturday evening at 5, it’s the annual King of the Hook windsurfing contest, with costumes and all sorts of silliness. Your outdoor movie options this weekend are The Princess Bride Friday night in Cascade Locks and Akeelah and the Bee Saturday night at Jackson Park.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
