When I woke up (late, thank goodness) this morning, it was already windy on the river. Wisps of marine clouds were floating over Hood River, and large whitecaps were rolling down the river. I couldn’t see Tonia Farman (Kiteboarding for Cancer), but I bet she had a big grin on her face. Speaking of KB4C, the Event Site is open for kite and windsurf launching today, but it’s only for kite launching the next two days. If you’d like to make the event even better, drop off some baked goods tomorrow morning for the big event. Continued after the chart…
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | let | it all | hang | out | |
| Steven’s Locks | 10-13 | 13-16 | 16-19 | 20-23 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 21-24 | 21-24 | 24-28 | 21-24 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 21-24 | 21-24 | 24-28 | 24-28 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 16-19 | 21-24 | 24-28 | 24-28 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 13-16 | 13-16 | 17-21 | 21-24 | |
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Gorge wind forecast, continued…
On to the forecast, the 7am gradient was at .10 (pdx-dls) and .07 (dls-psc) with the water temp at 68 degrees and the river flow at 169kcfs. The peaches at Maryhill are ripe, I hear, important information when making a driving decision today. Expect 21-24 this morning from Viento to Doug’s with 16-19 further east and 10-13 at Stevenson. The wind should pick up to 25-29 this afternoon from Stevenson to Rufus, with 22-25 at Arlington. There are some weak weather disturbances moving through today, so that could impact the wind quality at Swell.
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Looking at tomorrow, we’ll start off with 18-22 or so from Hood River to Doug’s. By the afternoon, we’ll have 24-28 from Hood River to Rufus, maybe Arlington too. One question tomorrow is the depth of the marine layer – it could push the stronger wind east of Hood River, leaving the under-the-clouds locations with 13-16.
Sunday starts off all good, with a deep marine layer and westerlies at 17-21 from Viento to The Dalles. Sunday afternoon looks tricky, with a decent chance of thunderstorms. So, models call for 22-25 or so Sunday afternoon, but the convection is probably going to impact the wind quality and duration. Monday looks like 25-29 all day everywhere east of Viento.
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Friday: 12-15. Jones Saturday: 13-16. Jones Sunday: 17-21, maybe. Sauvie’s Friday: 10-13. Sauvie’s Saturday and Sunday: no. Coast (north/central/south). Friday: 5-10/10-15/30+, NW swell 5′ @ 7 seconds. Saturday: 5-10/10-15/30+, NW 6′ @ 8. Sunday: no/no/10-15, NW 6 @ 8.
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
We always have the best intentions when we commit to changes. Maybe we’re looking to lose weight, exercise more (no, not you #GorgeNormal people – don’t exercise more – rest more!), eat healthier, meditate, be more kind, etc. It can be very difficult to stick with a new habit.
That’s why it’s important to be vulnerable and ask for assistance in making changes. Leverage the power of people who are important to you, and ask them to keep you on task. By doing so, you’re leveraging the power of thousands of years of evolution – we are pack animals, and our systems are wired to be respond to the feedback of others. If we know other people are monitoring/encouraging us, we’re more likely to stick with a habit.
As a concrete example… I know full well that journaling helps me create new insights. Writing helps me make sense of my sometimes chaotic inner world. Writing calms me down. Writing might do that for you too – you have to try it to see. Anyway, writing makes my hand hurt, and writing takes time, so I wasn’t giving my journal the attention it needs. I enlisted my therapist’s help: “Hey, tell me to write in my journal each week,” I said. He did. And now I do.
Your social networks have a lot of power in your world – you already know that. Your friends want to support you. That’s what friends do! So ask them for help on whatever journey you’re on, and that’ll help you stay on the path. 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
It’s a lovely sunny day with marine clouds in the west. Expect sun today with temps in the upper 50’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Moderate to strong wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks exactly like today. Sunday starts off sunny with temps in the upper 50’s and clouds up in the afternoon with temps in the mid 70’s. Watch out for thunder and lightning and moderate west wind.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
It’s all open, with the exception of the 7 trees on Gunsight and the 20 trees on Gumjuwac. Enjoy! In road biking news, it’s going to be windy, but if you head up in elevation, you’ll probably find less wind.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start off with Kickstand Coffee’s weekly Friday Fun run – 4 miles of jogging gets you a free cup of coffee and a donut, more calories than you’ll burn. Short track mountain bike races run today through Sunday at Cooper Spur.
Tomorrow’s the Ft. Dalles Days Run and Walk at 8:30 at Sorosis Park, followed by a free bootcamp workout at 9 at Lewis and Clark Park and a free yoga class at Lewis and Clark Park at 10:30.
There’s a trail run at 8am in Post Canyon today and a women’s road bike ride leaving Mountain View Cycles at 9am. Tomorrow’s free yoga day, with a class at 9am at Samadhi, 4pm at Pure Yoga in The Dalles, and 6pm at Pure Yoga in Hood River.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
