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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | grey | clouds | gray | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 16-20 | 24-27 | 16-19 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 13-16 | 16-20 | G 24-27 | 16-19 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 16-20 | G 24-27 | G 24-27 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 10-13 | 16-20 | G 24-27 | G 24-27 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 5-10 | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Those of you hoping for a windy Labor Day weekend or Labour Day weekend will be getting as you wish. Westerlies in the “moderate” range hang on through Monday, assuming no drastic changes in the forecast; for once, we do have model agreement.
So, for Friday, we’ll have an offshore front moving southward. That’s a bit odd, and will likely have the effect of making the wind up-and-down. We start with 10-13 in most locations, except the cloudy far west, which starts at 5-10. The wind builds steadily, hitting up-and-down 24-27 from Stevenson to Rufus by early afternoon. Given the setup, it seems likely the wind won’t last long in the western Gorge; a short-lived burst of mid 20’s will drop to 16-19 from Stevenson to Mosier this afternoon.
Tomorrow starts with 16-19 from Viento to Mosier (probably minus Hood River) with 5-10 east and west of those locations. Models do disagree a bit (I guess I lied before), with one calling for 13-16 and the other for 22-25. I’ll take the latter. Let’s give Saturday 22-25 from Stevenson to The Dalles by early afternoon.
Weak ridging on Sunday gives way to an offshore low pressure trough late in the day. Sunday’s wind will be a bit of a timing issue. Earlier trough = stronger wind. The day starts with 16-19 from Viento to Mosier with light wind east of Mosier (happy fishing!). Models agree on a bit of a drop in the morning and a rise in the afternoon. Seems like we’ll have 20-23+ from Stevenson to Mosier from 2pm on through sunset. As of right now, Monday’s forecast is 20-23 right off the bat, holding all day, strongest west of The Dalles, potentially problematic for the Cross Channel Swim.
BONUS: Jones Friday: 5-8. Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 19-22. Sauvie’s Friday: 11-14 late. Saturday: 15-18. Sunday: 17-20. Coast (north/central/south). Friday: 5-10/5-10/20-25, NW swell 4′ at 9 seconds. Saturday: 15-20/20-25/30+, W 4′ @ 9. Sunday: 20-25+/25-30/30+, W 5′ @ 11.
Random Morning Thoughts
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Friday: mostly clear becoming clear. Free air freezing level (FAF): 12,000′ rising to 14,000′. Wind: WNW 10. Saturday: Clear. FAF: 14,000′. Wind: NW 10. Sunday: Clear. FAF: 14,000′. Wind: NW 10.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Mostly clear sky Friday morning gives way to all-blue in the afternoon. Temps will be near 60 ealry and in the mid 70’s later. Moderate west wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks clear. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 70’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate west wind. No rainbows. Sunday will be clear. Temps in the low 50’s early and low 80’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
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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. Motorized vehicles, chainsaws, campfires, and smoking are banned from public lands in Oregon and Washington.
Group bike rides: Triathlon practice Tuesday, 6pm at West Mayer Park. Wednesday: Post n’ Pinot women’s MTB ride at Dirty Finger, 5:30. Families at Family Man: 6pm Wednesday. Thursday: Mountain View Cycles women’s MTB, 5:30, bottom of Post. Post n’ Pint: race-pace coed ride from Dirty Fingers at 5:30. Free pint of beer after. Friday: Mountain View Cycles MTB ride: 5pm (shop? Bottom of post?). Saturday: Mountain View Cycles road ride: 9am at the shop.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start with the 4 mile Kickstand Coffee run, which earns you a free cup of coffee and a donut. If you just want coffee and donuts minus the workout, Northwave will have them during the Swap Meet Sunday morning at Luhr Jensen.
Mountain View has a shop mountain bike ride at 5pm, and the movie Pete’s Dragon plays at Cascade Locks Marine Park at dusk. The three-day Wind Extravaganza Pink Party ETC starts tonight at the Hood River Inn. Tickets are $70.
Tomorrow morning is the Riverhawk Run at Sorosis Park. For more exercise, do the free bootcamp workout at 10 – same place. The Three Corner Rock ultramarathon is tomorrow, and Pacific Hermitage has a Garden Party: potluck at 11, garden party at 1, and tea with monks at 3. If you want to get up early and freeze, the Triathlon club is meeting in Dee at 8am to ride Vista Ridge on Saturday. Sunday, as I said before, is the last swap meet of the season, happening at Luhr Jensen.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
