It’s another cloudy light wind morning here in the Gorge, and the fishing boats are surely happy about that. We had 17782 Chinook make it past Bonneville yesterday along with 2006 Steelhead. That means there’s plenty of fresh and delicious fish at my friend Doug’s fish stand in the Windance parking lot. Head over, especially during the afternoon, for samples of bellies and wings hot off the smoker. And fish. Buy fish, because it’s good for you. Now, back to the wind forecast, we started off with itty-bitty gradients of .03 and .03 with westerlies generally in the single digits with teens and sprinkles at Swell. Continued after the chart…
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | back | to | bun | tanning | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | rain | rain | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 5-10 | 10-13 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 10-13 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 5-10 | 10-13 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
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Gorge wind forecast, continued…
As an upper level low moves into eastern Washington today, we’ll see the wind pick up a bit, assuming that low doesn’t fire off any thunder. Expect a slow build in the wind field today to a max of gusty 20-23 from Mosier to Rufus, maybe at Arlington too, this afternoon. Steven’s Locks is a tricky call today, as it will likely be in the sprinkles. Let’s call it a max of 10-13 this afternoon.
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Saturday sees another round of deep clouds to the west with a weak weather disturbance moving through during the day. The wind will start off with west 7-10 pretty much everywhere. In the afternoon, we’ll see the wind pick up to 21-24 from Stevenson (maybe?) to The Dalles, with Rufus possibly joining in as well.
Sunday looks a bit more stable than Friday and Saturday. Can you really blame those days? They are party nights after all, and contribute to the instability around us. Anyway… expect 17-20 to start the day on Sunday, probably from Swell to Rufus, but maybe in some other more concentrated area. By the afternoon, we should have 24-28 pretty much everywhere that’s not completely socked in with clouds, so probably from Viento to Arlington.
Monday currently looks like 7-10 to start with 14-17 in the afternoon. That’s perfect for the Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim, and also for fishing. Remember, there’s fresh fish at Windance.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Friday: 10-13. Saturday: no. Sunday: 10-13. Sauvie’s Friday: no. Saturday: 7-10. Sunday: no. Coast (north/central/south). Friday: no/no/20-25, W swell 5′ at 8 seconds. Saturday: 10-15/10-15/25-30, W 4′ @ 7. Sunday: no/5-10/25-30, W 3′ @ 11 and NW 3′ @ 7. Because two is better than one.
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
My friend’s illuminating Tuesday night talk is still on my mind. He said another thing that struck me – while you’re meditating, your mind will keep wandering off in search of peace and entertainment. That search is false. If you cannot find peace in the object of your meditation, you’re not going to find it anywhere else. After all, anything anywhere else is fleeting, impermanent.
Our larger life mirrors a meditation practice, but it’s ever-so much more complicated. In any given moment, we have the opportunity to chase after any number of pains, pleasures, experiences, people, thoughts, dollars, desires… We do this in the hope of experiencing some sort of pleasurable response.
Chasing pleasure doesn’t work long-term. The only thing that works long-term is cultivating peace, ease, self-acceptance and equanimity from the inside. External pleasure is no different than the buzz of a glass of wine, the high from your drug of choice, a colorful sunrise, the warm haze of new-found love: fleeting. Ephemeral. Impermanent. Internal peace, developed over time, is stable, solid, and unlike the outside world, under our own control.
The outside world is a beautiful place. Cultivate your inner gardens to match, and you’ll have the mind you’ve always wanted. 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
More clouds. Wow! Three days in a row of non-blue sky. Expect temps in the upper 50’s this morning and the upper 60’s this afternoon. Sprinkles will abound. Light wind early, moderate wind later. 100% chance of rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy with a few sprinkles to the west. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and the low 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, moderate wind in the afternoon. 67% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks partly to mostly sunny. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and the low 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, strong wind later. 1% chance of rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
Whoopdee and Hospital are closed through the end of fire season, whenever that turns out to be.
Upcoming Events
Today’s community events start off with Kickstand Coffee’s fun run, where jogging 4.1 miles earns you a free cup of coffee and a delicious donut. Tonight’s First Friday in Hood River, with the 6th Annual Rock Paper Scissors contest at Andrew’s Pizza at 6:30. Later this evening, Cascade Locks has the movie Cinderella on the outdoor screen at the marine park – bring a warm blanket for that one.
Coming up tomorrow, you can support The Dalles High School Cross-Country team by doing the 1k/3k or 5k Riverhawk Run at Sorosis Park. Mt. View Cycles has a women’s mountain bike ride leaving the shop at 9 and there’s a garden party at Pacific Hermitage at 1.
Sunday morning is the last swap meet of the season, happening at the Luhr Jensen parking lot starting at 8am.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
