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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | tan | those | buns | darker | |
| Steven’s Locks | 0-5 | 5-10 | 15-18 | 22-26 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 17-20 | 17-20 | G 24-27 | G 18-22 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 5-10 | 10-13 | G 24-27 | G 24-27 | |
| Rufus, etc. | light | light | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | calm | calm | light | light | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s a light wind start to the day today (Thursday) everywhere except Swell City. For some reason, all the power of the gradients has collected there. The gradients, by the way, were .05 and .01 to start the day. Flow is 155kcfs and river temp is 64 degrees. Off the coast, a broad area of low pressure will just-be for the day. In the afternoon, a wee bit of a ridge will attempt to nudge between the low and the metro area, potentially amping up the gradients. So, we’ll have 16-20 from Viento to Swell to start the day. By midday, the wind should build to 15-18 from Stevenson to Mosier. In the afternoon, as the desert heats up and the friendly mini-ridge moves in, the wind will pick up to gusty 24-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles. There’s a slight chance of convection this evening, and if that happens, all wind bets are off.
Friday morning may start out with some lingering convective clouds. In the afternoon, the offshore low moves north, Pacific high pressure starts to impact out weather, and a heat low builds in the desert. This combo looks awfully good… fingers crossed! The days starts with 10-13 everywhere. As all those factors combine mid-afternoon, the wind shoots up to 28-32 from Stevenson to Arlington, lasting until sunset out east.
Saturday starts off light and variable according to both our models. In the afternoon, we’ll have 14-17 or 17-21, depending on which models wins. Gut instinct suggests 17-21. Sunday looks like 21-24, and models are hinting at a windier day on Monday. Take a look at the events section of the forecast for various demos and clinics this weekend.
BONUS: Jones Thursday: 5-8. Friday: 7-10. Saturday: 7-10. Sauvie’s Thursday: 7-10. Friday: west 10-13. Saturday: 5-8. Coast (north/central/south). Thursday: SW5/SW5/S10, SW swell 3′ at 16 seconds. Friday: S20/S15/X, SW 4′ @ 10. Saturday: NW5/N10/15-20, SW 4′ @ 14.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of the things I see often from clients is silence. I’m talking about a specific silence – the silence around the unspoken, the silence around people’s greatest fears. It can be difficult to speak our greatest fears aloud, but it can also be freeing.
The flip side of this is our responsibility as friends. It can feel taboo to speak our friends’ greatest fears out loud to them. But it can also be healing, and it can deepen our relationships. Of course, it takes a certain level of comfort and closeness to “go there”.
Giving voice to our fears often lessons the power our fears hold. When we face those fears head-on, we can understand them better and gain control over them. We don’t even have to speak them aloud. As a first step, we can write them down. And then maybe we can talk about them, and learn that we are not alone in having those fears. Or at least that we’re normal. Yup, other people have those fears too! May you be happy. Have an awesome day.
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
It’s clear on Mt. Hood this morning. There’s a slight chance of convective clouds this afternoon and a better chance of clouds and convection overnight. FAF: 14,000′. Wind: S 15 all day, S 25 after midnight. Friday looks partly cloudy to start. FAF: 13,000′ early, 12,000′ in the afternoon. Wind: S 25 early, SSW 40 afternoon, WSW 30 after midnight. Saturday looks clear in the morning with partly cloudy mid-level clouds in the afternoon. FAF: 12,000′. Wind: WSW 20 in the morning, 20 int eh afternoon, and SW 15 overnight.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s not cloudy out there this morning, but it sure is smoky. Apparently there’s a small fire burning at Cape Horn, so maybe that’s it? We’ll have clear sky this morning with some afternoon high clouds and a slight tiny chance of convection/thunder/sprinkles tonight. Chance will be better north of the Columbia. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early (open windows) and upper 80’s later (close windows). Moderate west wind. No rainbows. Friday looks partly cloudy and muggy. Temps will be near 60 early and near 80 later. Light west wind early, very strong late afternoon. No rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy due to a mega marine layer. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and near 80 in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
High Prairie down to 450 is open, according to Strava. I received a report from Dirty Fingers that multiple known people have ridden Gunsight. Hospital Hill now seems to be a one-tick-bite-per-ride zone. That’s for humans, not for dogs, which are currently allowed, by the way. The now-open Borderline (133) trail in Post has 1-3” dust on it. SAD! We are at Fire Level 2 now, which means motos on Hood River County land are only allowed in Post Canyon. Middle Mountain and Pinemont are closed to motorized use until the fire level drops.
Upcoming Events
Events today start with moving meditation at 6:15 at Trinity and by-donation yoga at Flow at 8. Cascade Locks has community sailing tonight with low cost lessons for kids, sailboat rides, and a BBQ. Hood River County has a focus group on Parks and Trails tonight at 6 at 601 State, and they’re doing another one on the 19th same place, same time. There are several free/by-donation classes tonight: yoga at Samadhi at 6pm, Zumba at Mid-Valley Elementary at 6:30, and Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bignen at 6:30. Mountain View has a women’s bike ride at 5pm, and Dirty Fingers has the race-pace Post n’ Pint (earning you a free pint of beer) at 5:30. Tomorrow morning at 7am is the Kickstand Coffee Run, where jogging or walking four miles earns you a free cup of coffee and a donut. Yummy.
Another opportunity to give back to the trails is on Saturday – the HRATS have a work party in Post Canyon. It meets at 9 at Family Man. Other Saturday options include the Wild Woman 50k and trail relay in Trout Lake, a garden party at Pacific Hermitage in White Salmon (potluck meal at 10:30, yard work at 1pm, tea by 3pm), and free Cabrinha kite demos (thanks, Big Winds) at the Hood River Event Site. Windance has Sundance kite demos both Saturday and Sunday at the Event Site and spit. Northwave has a free jibing and rigging clinic at 9am Saturday morning (free coffee and donuts, hopefully!) On Sunday, there are free Faraday E-Bike demos at Big Winds.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira