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The Forecast

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	warm	sunny	buns	a plenty
Stevenson	LTW	5-10	10-13	5-10
Viento	13-16	10-13	5-10	5-10
Swell-Hood River	LTW	10-13	5-10	LTW
Lyle to Doug’s	LTW	LTW	LTW	LTW
Rufus, etc.	LTW	LTW	LTW	LTW
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTW	LTW	LTW	LTW

Gorge Wind Forecast

Good morning everyone. It’s Friday. Yippee! I woke up too late to do a forecast yesterday. Mother Nature jumped in with an unexpected round of westerlies. Hopefully you caught it. We’ll see some variety of light westerlies, probably less than 10mph most of the time, for the next couple of days. Slightly stronger west wind is forecast along with showers on Sunday. Mark your calendar for Monday. Almost all members of the ensembles have us at 20+ mph as moderately strong offshore high pressure combines with inland warmth for a just-right setup.

Expect not-much on Friday despite a bit of west gradient to start: 20.02/29.97/29.92 for 0.05 and 0.00. As I was writing this, Viento was in the teens. Viento will be your best bet this morning and possibly Swell, but just for a couple hours. Call it 13-16. By late morning or early afternoon, the wind fades to 5-10 and keeps fading into the evening. River flow yesterday was 64-107kcfs, river temp is 63F, and high temp forecast is 74F.

Saturday starts calm, turns light easterly for a few hours, and then picks up to W 11-14 from Stevenson to Hood River after 2pm. High temp: 71F. Sunday’s models have various ideas of how many sprinkles or drizzles we’ll see, but they do think the rain will be heaviest east of Rowena. What wind we’ll have will be gusty and focused on the corridor. Expect 11-14 form Stevenson to Arlington to start. The wind dies off east of The Dalles and climbs to 14-17 from Stevenson to Doug’s. We could see it pick up to 17-20 in the evening as a weather system clears the area and offshore high pressure takes hold. High temp: 63F.

On Monday, ensembles are in good agreement on a windier day. They’re not sure how strong, and they’re not sure exactly where, but they do look promising. As of right now, the operational GFS starts us with 21-24 from Viento to Mosier. IN the afternoon, it calls for 25-28 from Mosier to Arlington, perhaps more. My schedule is clear. How about yours? After that, there’s significant model disagreement on the details of the weather. There is, unfortunately, good ensemble agreement on a lack of wind. Make the most of the next few days. I’ll see you out there!

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. Sauvie Island wind sensor: sauviewind.net, but it’s done for the season! Coast: North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Nothing to report for the next few days other than some southerlies. If there’s a worthy change, it will be noted in the Gorge wind forecast.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear weather is planned for Friday. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 70’s later. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be high overcast. Temps start near 50 and rise to the low 70’s. Calm wind in the morning. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows. Sunday brings a few scattered sprinkles or light drizzle. Temps start in the low 50’s and rise to the low 60’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

On October 28th, Hood River County has work parties on the 140 trail. Meet at 9am at Family Man Staging Area. On November 4th, the 44 Trails Association has work parties. HRATS have work parties in Post Canyon on October 22nd and November 12th. The Gorge Winter Gear Swap is Saturday, October 21st at 8am at Hood River Alliance Church.

Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. Paddle folks (OC/Surfski) meet at the Hatch Thursday evenings for laps. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

Lots of brown pow out there. Go get some for yourself! There are trail builders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail on Whoopdee. Contact HRATS for more information. See events section of this report for upcoming trail work parties on various trail systems. Don’t ride in the mud, or you’ll do permanent damage. Also, people will have to fix your messes rather than building you new trails. Just don’t, okay?No trails have closed yet due to snow, but we’re likely to lose the highest-elevation trails, at least temporarily, on the 25th . If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.