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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | smoky | sky | over | sexy buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 7-10 | 7-10 | 11-14 | G16-19 | |
| Viento-Swell-Hood River | 17-20 | 17-20 | 11-14 | G16-19 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 7-10 | 7-10 | 11-14 | G16-19 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 10-13 | 5-10 | V to 10 | V to 10 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 5-10 | V to 10 | V to 10 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
West wind is in the forecast all through this week. Yay! With offshore low pressure, we’ll be relying on desert heating to drive the wind. Significant smoke on Monday and still-present smoke on Tuesday will make it difficult to nail the wind speed forecast. All that said, you and your buddies will probably be on the river if you have access to foils or big kites/sails.
Monday starts out with pressures of 30.02 (pdx), 29.95 (dls and psc) for a pdx-dls gradient of .07. Westerlies were 14-17 from Viento to Swell to start the day with scattered teens out east and 7-10mph most other places. Models suggest the wind will fall off midday everywhere. During that time period, you’ll find 11-14 from Viento to Swell and less than 10mph elsewhere. If the desert heating happens, afternoon westerlies will pick up to gusty 17-20 from Stevenson to Doug’s with variable wind east of The Dalles. Complicating factors today include: smoke, convection along the Cascades, and drizzle. This could impact wind speed/quality. River flow readings are 70-109kcfs, river temp is 70F, and high temp forecast is 82F.
Marine clouds push in from the west on Tuesday morning, and upper level SW flow helps push out the smoke. That gives the desert a chance to heat up. Models say 21-24 from Viento to Arlington to start the day. Midday wind rises to 23-26 from Viento to Doug’s with 20-23 at Stevenson and 14-17 for the eastern Gorge. Hold out for the later afternoon and evening, and you’ll be blessed with 25-28 from Stevenson to Arlington. Executive session for the win! High temp: 76F.
Wednesday kicks off with another marine push, but it won’t be quite as strong as Tuesday’s. Westerlies will be in the 14-17 range from Viento to Arlington to start the day. Stay near the Corridor. You’ll be in the right place when the wind shifts west in the afternoon. You’ll find 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier with 11-14 at Rowena. In the evening, the Lyle stretch of river should rise to 19-22. Looking deeper into the future, we currently have 22-25 on Thursday and 24-27 on Friday. The deterministic GFS (our go-to) isn’t hopeful about the weekend, but the ensembles sure are. Wait to make plans. Have a great week on the river!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Monday: SW5-10/LTW/LTV, NW swell 2′ at 8 seconds. Tuesday: LTW/LTV/LTV, NW 2′ @ 8. Wednesday: LTW/NW10/LTN, NW 2′ @ 8. Jones Monday: 12-15. Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: LTW. Sauvie’s Monday: 13-16 > 5pm. Tuesday: N5-10. Wednesday: LTN.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – On vacation until next fall
Hood River Weather Forecast
Smoky weather continues today. Sprinkles are possible in the morning. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and low 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy and then clear. Temps start in the mid 50’s and end in the mid 70’s. Moderate westerlies in the morning. Strong in the afternoon. No rainbows. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and then clear. Temps start near 50 and end in the mid 70’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! Dirty Fingers is showing Monday Night Football tonight – Hawks vs. Broncos and the big showdown between Russell Wilson and his old team. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. The Columbia Gorge Tri Club has a weekly workout at Mayer Park in Rowena at 6pm Tuesdays. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, you can get a donut and coffee for going for a run at Kickstand Coffee. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle at 6pm on Thursday at the Hatchery. Post and Pint happens Thursday evenings at 5:30. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.
Cycling
As of Monday, 8/17, the following trails are closed due to fire danger: Hospital Hill, Underwood, Whoopdee, and andy lands Owned or Managed by American Forest Management, Broughton Lumber Company, DGS Timber, Green Diamond, Kreps Ranch, Kreps Family LLC, Lupine Forest, Manulife Forest Management, Twin Creeks Timber, and Western Pacific Timber, LLC in Klickitat, Skamania, Stevens, Yakima, Hood River and Wasco counties.
Other news: some nice Hood River folks went and cleared the Smith Creek trail by St. Helens. That loop is now open. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure of anything being closed. No report yet on Boulder Lakes or Gunsight, but I’m sure someone will email me after changing this. Caveats: the road connecting Plains of Abraham to Smith Creek closes at noon Monday-Friday and will not be open to bikers during that time. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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