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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | perfect | day | to | naked | |
| Steven’s Locks | 0-10 | 10-13 | 20-23 | G 21-26 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 18-21 | 18-21 | G 21-25 | G 21-25 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 10-13 | G 21-25 | G 21-25 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 10-13 | 10-13 | G 21-25 | G 21-25 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It really is beautiful out there even if it isn’t all that windy. Yet. We’ll start the day with light wind west of Viento, 15-20 from Viento to Swell, and 10-13 east of Swell. A shortwave/low thing approaches from the north today, bumping up the wind in the Gorge. By noon or so, we should have gusty 21-26 from Stevenson to Rufus. The most pleasing wind will likely be at Stevenson, the Wunderbar, and perhaps Avery. Other locations may be impacted by directional issues or gustiness issues. River flow is down to 180kcfs. Temp is 61 degrees.
Saturday sees the entire Northwest under the influence of a low pressure system with atmospheric instability. It’s definitely a tricky forecast, especially with a 1028mb low offshore… that’ll probably bump the wind a bit higher than the GFS is predicting. Let’s start things off with 17-20 everywhere and hold that speed through noon. If you want it, get it before the afternoon, because destabilization makes the wind impossible to predict after noon. One thing’s likely: the wind will die off to nothing east of The Dalles as the day goes on.
The vast majority of Sunday will be calm, although we’ll probably see some light easterlies in the afternoon. This is good, because Big Winds is offering free standup paddle rentals to dads from 11am to 4pm on Sunday at their Event Site shack. I mean building. Palace. Then you could go buy a paddleboard, which judging by the stickers on them when I was there yesterday, seem to be on sale.
BONUS: Jones Friday: 16-19. Saturday: 13-16. Sunday: 7-10. Sauvie’s Friday: 12-15. Saturday: 15-18. Sunday: 10-13+. Coast (north/central/south). Friday: 15-20/25-30/30+, W swell 4′ at 9 seconds. Saturday: 10-15/20-25/30+, NW 6′ @ 8. Sunday: 10-16/15-20/20-25+, W 7′ @ 15.
Random Morning Thoughts
The random morning thoughts are currently on vacation!
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Clear sky Friday. Free air freezing level (FAF) 10,000′ during the day and 8000′ after midnight. Light and variable wind early and NW 10-15 in the afternoon and evening. Saturday looks mostly cloudy with rain and/or thunderstorms possible late and overnight. FAF 8000′ early, rising to 12,000′ after midnight. Wind: NW 10 all day and NE 35 after midnight. Sunday: mostly clear. FAF: 12,000′. Wind: NE 35 early and NE 15 late.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Sunshine Friday. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday looks cloudy with a chance of thunder in the afternoon and overnight. Temps will be near 50 early and in the mid to upper 70’s in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. 5% chance of rainbows. Sunday might start off with high clouds but should turn clear. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 80’s later. Calm wind early and light easterlies later. No rainbows. The long range forecast is all over the place except for one thing: it’s going to be hot next week.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
Only thing new to report is that one person attempted Gunsight last week. It took this person 1:48, which is pretty long, but apparently it is passable (no details on trees or snow – definitely an adventure ride). Saturday is the White Salmon Backyard Half, so don’t go biking on Hospital Hill until the afternoon. The front side, remember, is closed due to logging. That includes Millennium. Trailkeepers has work parties on Wygant Peak Saturday and Sunday (that is open to bikes). 12 Hours of Post and the Matt Lap are Saturday. The Gorge Ride from the Discovery Center is Saturday. There’s a work party on Borderline Saturday morning.
Upcoming Events
It’s Friday, and that means if you’re up early, you can get a free cup of coffee and a donut for jogging or walking four miles from Kickstand Coffee at 7am. Free coffee and donuts are available tomorrow at the Nichols Basin bus stop from 9 to 10:30. You can also go for a ride on the big pink trolley.
Other events tomorrow include a trail work party on Post Canyon’s 133 starting at 9, the A-Town Throwdown windsports event, the Gorge Ride from the Discovery Center, and the White Salmon Backyard Half Marathon. The grand opening of Hood River’s Golden Eagle Park is tomorrow from 3 to 7. Dads paddle SUP free at the Big Winds shack at the Event Site on Sunday, 11-4.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
