There wasn’t much wind on the water this morning at 6:30, but that wasn’t stopping the gradients from hiding amongst all those tiny wind ripples on the water. The 6am reading was .07 (pdx-dls), .01 (dls-psc) and .32 (eph-pdt). Once gain we’ll be saved from the heat wave by the mighty Columbia Gorge winds! Continued after the chart.
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster’s Rocks | Is there special |
sunscreen | for special | places? | |
| Steven’s Locks | 0-10 | 13-16 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 0-10 | 13-16 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | drainage wind |
0-10 | 13-16 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
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Gorge Wind forecast, continued…
Expect light wind this morning picking up to 10-13 by noon from Stevenson to Hood River. The wind will continue to increase this afternoon, picking up to 20-23 from Stevenson to The Dalles, likely dropping a bit near Hood River after 3pm. As usual, right?
Tomorrow starts off with westerlies at 5-10 and follows a similar pattern to today: Expect 12-15 by noon from Stevenson to Mosier, building to 20-23 from Stevenson to Hood River. We may get lucky late in the day and see 23-26 from Swell to Doug’s, but I wouldn’t be on it. A more likely scenario is that the Rowena stretch of the river will also peak at 20-23.
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Everything changes Tuesday night the door opens for the marine layer to return to Portland and beyond. Expect Dawn Patrol at 23-27 on Wednesday, probably at Swell, but maybe also at Mosier. The wind will rise to 28-32 Wednesday afternoon. Expect 26-30+ both Thursday and Friday.
Speaking of Thursday and Friday, Thursday through Sunday at Pistol River looks ridiculous, with north wind at 30-50. Long-range models are predicting a NW swell at 5-7′ too, so it looks nearly ideal for the Wave Bash.
For the next three days at the coast, expect the following (north/central/south): 20-25/25-30/25-30, W 3′ @ 10 seconds. Tomorrow: 20-25/25-30/30+, S 2 @ 16. Wednesday: 15-20/20-25/30-40, S 2 @ 15.
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Random Morning Thoughts
(These thoughts are from the email list, but you get to read them too!)
That was not a very smooth move on my part yesterday sending every single person on my mailing list a renewal reminder. If you weren’t one of the nine people who was meant to get that, I apologize.
You see, this is a homegrown operation, and I do everything manually. I like that touch – it means I get to send every subscriber a thank you note, and it makes me more likely to remember the names of the people on my mailing list. To be quite honest, I never intended for there to be a mailing list; this forecast started as my friends Dave B. and Laura G. emailing back and forth talking about the day’s wind. We just wanted to find more-better wind, like you do.
Anyway, being human, I make an occasional error. In the past, I would have been mortified by my mistake yesterday. Now, I’m just glad Google let me send a correction email. That’s progress! I’d love it if I didn’t mess up with the forecast occasionally, but I mess it up at least once a week. Sometimes I forget to add people after they donate, sometimes they drop of the list for no apparent reason, sometimes I put them in the wrong month’s list, sometimes I forget to add a section, and sometimes I put an actually white WSV in the WSV section. Horrors.
It’s humbling. And that’s just the list. I f**k up the forecast plenty too!
So, I apologize for the unintended reminder email yesterday. And I apologize for all those days when I don’t nail the forecast – know that I feel bad when I don’t get it right. I don’t want to mess up your day by making forecasting errors. Now, on to a more positive note: if you like strong wind, go clear your schedule for Wednesday, Thursday or Friday!
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s still Aug-une out there, and not only is it Aug-une, it’s a touch on the muggy side, with the dewpoint sitting at 57 degrees this morning. Today’s record high temp is 93 degrees, and that is likely to fall. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and the mid to upper 90’s this afternoon. Light wind early. Moderate wind late. No rainbows.
Tomorrow looks a little cooler, but still sunny: temps will be in the low 60’s early and the low 90’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, moderate late, no rainbows.
The heat wave breaks on Wednesday (but it’ll still be sunny!) with temps dropping 10 degrees from Tuesday; expect mid 50’s early and low 80’s in the afternoon. Strong wind. No rainbows.
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
If you would like to ride bikes Bikram style, you can do so this afternoon as the temps climb into the mid 90’s again. That goes for both the road and the dirt. If you want to do a road ride during the rest of this week, tomorrow brings light wind in the morning. The rest of the week looks super windy, so you’ll need to plan rides in the upper valleys where the wind will be less strong. Unless you enjoy a 30mph headwind, in which case, be my guest and ride all week long.
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You like frisbees. You know you do. And here’s your chance to play Ultimate Frisbee with a great group of fun people. Registration is now open for the Gorge Ultimate Frisbee Summer League, meeting every Wednesday evening from June 17th to August 5th at Wy’East Middle School. All levels are welcome; teams are captained. Your $40 registration fee includes mid and end-of-season BBQ’s, an end of season tournament, and more fun than you can put a price on. Get registered now at GorgeUltimate.com.
Upcoming Events
Today’s alternative sports day, with Tai Chi at 1 at the Mt. Hood Town Hall and community yoga, free or by donation, at 6:30 at the Town Hall and at Yoga Samadhi. Tomorrow’s got a yoga class at 8am at Flow in Hood River and one at the Mosier Senior Center at 7pm.
There’s triathlon practice at Mayer Park tomorrow at 6, with a 500 yard swim, 2 mile run, and 7 mile bike ride. If you’ve never done a triathlon and you’re thinking about it, this is a good chance, or just show up and do one piece. Finally, there’s pickup touch rugby at the Hood River Marina at 5:30.
Coming up Thursday through Sunday, it’s the Pistol River Wave Bash in Gold Beach, currently forecast to see winds at 30-50. There’s a Gorge Cup windsurfing race at the Event Site on Saturday, and St. Jude’s Saddleup ride is in Wasco Saturday.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
