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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | naked | picnic | buns | weather | |
| Steven’s Locks | 13-16 | 16-20 | 18-22 | 18-22 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 13-16 | 20-23 | 26-29? | 26-29? | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 13-16 | 20-23 | 26-29 | 26-29 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 13-16 | 20-23 | 26-29 | 26-29 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 13-16 | 20-23 | 26-29 | 26-29 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Happy Friday, everyone! I’m headed out on a silent retreat until next Wednesday. Here’s the best I can do for ya for the next week… We’ll see decreasing marine clouds and increasing heat through the middle of next week. Models disagree on the intensity of the heat: the GFS keeps us in the 90’s and the Euro takes us well into the 100’s. One thing seems clear: we’re likely to see a dramatic crash in temps at the end of this heatwave towards the end of the week, setting us up for a potentially ginormous day on the river.
For Friday, a weak trough moves east this morning, reinforcing the marine layer. As you saw yesterday afternoon, that had a truly wonderful effect on the wind at Swell late in the day. Friday started with gradients of .07 and .08. Flow is 135kcfs and river temp is a balmy 70 degrees. Morning wind will be steadiest east of the clouds, with 18-22 east of The Dalles. As things settle into a groove today, the wind will build to 26-29 from Mosier to Arlington. Once again, Swell’s a maybe. If these low clouds burn back, add it to the mix with 26-29. Clouds stick around = gusty 18-22 from Stevenson to Swell Friday afternoon.
Saturday’s clouds will be confined to areas far west of here as high pressure builds overhead. We’ll have 7-10 from Stevenson to Swell early, slowly building to 10-13 from Stevenson to The Dalles in the afternoon. Sunday looks hotter, smokier, and less windy: light westerlies in the western Gorge (less than 10, maybe less than 5) and light easterlies east of Hood River (less than 5mph).
As of right now, and given model inconsistencies, this isn’t going to be all that accurate… Monday: 21-24. Tuesday: 25-29. Blah blah blah, Friday: 30-40. That could also happen Thursday or Saturday depending on how this heat wave pans out.
BONUS: Jones Friday: nope. Saturday: 15-18. Sunday: 14-17. Sauvie’s Friday: nope. Saturday: 10-13 late. Sunday: nope. Coast (north/central/south). Friday: X/X/25-30, NW swell 4′ at 11 seconds. Saturday: 5-10/5-10/10-15, NW 3′ @ 10. Sunday: nope/nope/nope, W swell 5′ @ 10. Surfing, anyone?
Random Morning Thoughts
One of the fun things that can happen to us humans is that we get ‘triggered’ by something. In technical parlance, this means our fight-flight-freeze system gets triggered. We then do things that, in the moment, we perceive as protective. The problem is that we aren’t quite in our right minds.
When we calm down, we may find ourselves ashamed of what we’ve done. Maybe we drank, used drugs, lied, got violent, ran away, curled up in a ball on the floor, or did any number of things that left us asking, “Why the heck did I do that?” That’s the ideal outcome – many people just feel ashamed or regretful.
The key, when this happens, is to ask “Why?” and explore the reasons for our behavior. Bringing a sense of curiosity to the situation, perhaps a sense of amazement at and awe of our bad behavior can help us face our silliness. Exploring it will give us more power the next time we are ‘triggered’, and that can help us behave better. May you be calm and grounded. Have an awesome day.
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Friday: sunny above low clouds. Free air freezing level (FAF) 13,000′ falling to 11,000′. Wind: WNW 15. Saturday: Muggy. Chance of convection/thunder in the afternoon. FAF: 11,000′. Wind: NW 10 early, W 5 later, SW 10 overnight. Sunday: smoky and clear early and smoky with high clouds possible later. FAF: 12,000′. Wind: SW 10 early, S 10-15 afternoon, SSE 15 overnight.
Gorge Weather Forecast
What a lovely partly cloudy morning! Temps will be in the mid 60’s this morning and low 70’s this afternoon. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks muggy but sunny. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and low 80’s in the afternoon. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday looks hazy from wildfire smoke. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 80’s in the afternoon. Light and variable wind. No rainbows.
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August STUFF at Big Winds!
It’s August, and low flows and consistent wind mean it’s downwind paddling month! Shuttles run at 11am and 1pm for $12 per rider. This is also a great time of year to pick up new windsurfing gear. 2017 and 2018 gear is priced to move. Try before you buy, and up to $100 of your demo fees goes toward your purchase. Finally… there’s a free Focus E-Bike demo from 10-4 on Saturday, August 4th. E-bikes. All the rage these days. Enjoy the wind and cooler weather, and come try out some gear!
White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
Trails on private timberland (Hospital Hill, Whoopdee, Underwood, and anything else on Kreps, Stevenson, Weyerhauser, etc.) will remain closed to ALL uses until the end of fire session (significant rainfall). Gorge 400 from Wyeth to Herman Creek has reopened. There are about 7 trees down. Plains of Abraham is open. Trails in Hood River County are now closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Bicycles are fine. The Petersburg Loop east of The Dalles has reopened for road biking.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start off with free coffee and donuts. If you want them, all you have to do is be at Kickstand Coffee in Hood River at 7am to walk or jog four miles. Tonight is First Friday in Hood River and the Mountain View Cycles after-work mountain bike ride that leaves that shop at 5.
Cascade Locks is hosting the Laser Pacific Coast Championships from Friday to Sunday this week, and Stevenson is hosting the Bridge of the Gods Kitefest, which was rescheduled from Last weekend. Tomorrow night is movies in the Park Hood River with Nacho Libre starting at dusk at Jackson Park. Jumanji plays at Kramer Field in The Dalles tomorrow night. During the day tomorrow, Pacific Hermitage has a garden party starting at 10:30 with a potluck meal and a couple hours of work.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
