Early morning gradients were looking hopeful, but they dropped quickly, so I’m updating the report. I think the best we’ll see now is some light westerlies today. So much for the early .08 gradient and heavy marine deck. *sigh*
Think about pulling out your old Windsurfer and turning it into a paddleboard for the next few days.
The wind switches direction for the next couple of days. We’ll see easterlies tomorrow, possibly hitting the 20-23 range, if we’re lucky. Tuesday looks similar, as the heat low shifts eastward, turning up the heat across the Northwest. .
A better wind call would be the coast. Today brings 15-20 on the north coast and 20-25 at the central coast with a 5 foot swell. Tomorrow looks like 20-25 in the north and 25-30 at Florence with a 7 foot northwest swell. Sailable and kiteable northerlies hold through Tuesday, at least, for a small craft advisory from Seaside down to North Bend.
Quite frankly, tomorrow holds epic possibility (depending on how big the 7 foot NW swell ends up being)…
If you want plain old boring exercise the next few days, dust off your road bike and ride before the mercury climbs back into the nineties. If you want company, there’s a very fast group ride on Monday night out of Mountain View Cycles in Hood River. There may also be a much slower, no spandex allowed, beer and nacho ride at 6pm out of Mountain View. Then again, there may not be.
Mountain bikers, the recent rain left trails near st. Helens in great shape, so if you have the time, head up there!