Sunday started off much different than the last few days – there were no reflections in the surface of the Columbia. Instead, there were ripples and whitecaps. A .10 (pdx-dls) cross-Cascade gradient developed last night, setting us up for a cooler, windier day than we’ve seen for a few days. Continued after the chart…
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | buff | sand | buff | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | LTV | 10-13 | 13-16 | 16-19 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 13-16 | 16-19 | 21-24 | 21-24 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 13-16 | 16-19 | 21-24 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 5-10 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | |
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Gorge wind forecast, continued…
Sunday started off with 13-16 from Viento to the White Salmon Sandbar, with just a few marine clouds in Portland. Today’s forecast is for just a 3 degree temp difference between the city and the desert. That said, there’s a solid synoptic (big) scale gradient between the Pacific and the desert, and that will help bump the wind up. Honestly, all that yapping is because I’m not quite sure I trust the models – they’re suggesting we’ll see 13-16 all day. I think we’re going to see a quick build to 21-24 from Viento to Mosier, filling in from Stevenson to The Dalles this afternoon.
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Same thing tomorrow – models aren’t predicting much, but the synoptic-scale picture suggests we’ll beat the models. Let’s go with 18-22 right off the bat from Swell to Hood River Monday morning. By late morning, I think we’ll have 22-25 from Swell to Mosier, filling in from Stevenson to The Dalles in the afternoon.
Tuesday looks very similar to Wednesday: just a few more clouds in Portland, models suggesting upper teens… let’s go with max wind on Tuesday in the 22-25 range. Wednesday looks similar, but possibly a bit more windy.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Sunday: 23-26 Monday: 23-26. Tuesday: 21-24. Sauvie’s Sunday: 10-13, maybe 13-16 late. Monday: same as Sunday. Tuesday: 10-13. Coast (north/central/south). Sunday: 20-25/20-25/30+, NW swell 6′ at 9 seconds. Monday: 15-20/20-25/30+, W 5′ @ 14. Tuesday: 15-20/20-25/30+, NW 6′ @ 13.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
There will be snow on the ground at Mt. Hood today, and every day until the glaciers completely melt away.
Random Morning Thoughts
I attended a half-day meditation retreat at Yoga Samadhi yesterday with a lovely group of laypeople and the monks from Pacific Hermitage in White Salmon. I often feel a little trepidation going in to these retreats: one never knows what will arise when sitting still and watching the mind for half a day. Or days on end. It can be scary. This, by the way, is the reason many of us keep moving all the time – we don’t want to be with what’s just under the surface.
Anyway, one of the things people learn when sitting still is that emotions and thoughts and feelings are impermanent. They come. They go. That is the normal way of things. Understanding this allows us to watch our minds, rather than struggling with them.
There do seem to be exceptions (and this is just my theory!): when emotions or thoughts arise out of trauma (unresolved bad stuff that’s happened) or attachment (interpersonal schemas formed in childhood) or physical issues (chemical imbalances, for example), emotional patterns become, if not permanent, far longer-lasting than is normal. Painful emotions can go on for days, weeks, months or years, leaving a person with a sense that the emotions will never change.
When this happens, ask for help! By working through trauma, attachment, or physical imbalances, we change our minds in ways that allow difficult emotions to move through, rather than sticking around. We create the conditions for decreased suffering and increased peace. Our minds are not meant to be filled with endless suffering. We can be at ease. I promise you. Have an awesome day.
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be in 700 days). I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Thanks to cloud cover yesterday, we maxed out cooler than expected. But we also maxed out muggier than expected. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take 100 and dry over 91 and muggy. Anyway, today looks cooler, but you’ll still want to let the cool air in early and lock it up for the remainder of the day. Expect temps in the upper 60’s early and the upper 80’s this afternoon. Moderate wind. No rainbows. Tomorrow starts off in the low 60’s and climbs to the mid 80’s. Moderate wind. No rainbows. Tuesday looks just like Monday.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
All trails on Kreps and SDS lands are now closed. That means Whoopdee and Hospital Hill. The ban is actually wider than that – all access is closed to all users. Yes, even you and your puppy. Everyone is banned from Kreps and SDS lands until fire season is over.
Upcoming Events
Events today include the Dallesport Drags at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport. There are sailboat races all day today in Cascade Locks.
As always on Sunday, there are four yoga classes that are free or by donation: 9am at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon, 10am at Mt. Hood Meadows, 4pm YogaFaith at Pure Yoga in The Dalles, and 6pm restorative yoga at Pure Yoga Hood River.
Today’s other events are ping pong at 10 at the Hood River Armory, pickup rugby at the Mosier School at 3, and pickup Ultimate Frisbee at Westside Elemetary at 5. There’s community sailing in Cascade Locks tonight, and that’s free for Cascade Locks locals. Tomorrow night is Movies in the Park in Odell, with Night at the Museum at Mid-Valley Elementary at dusk.
Looking at next week, the Gorge Night Sky Symposium is at Goldendale Observatory Thursday and Friday, and PCT Days in is Cascade Locks Friday through Sunday.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
