| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTW | |
| Stevenson | LTV | LTV | LTV | W11-14 | |
| Viento | LTV | LTV | LTV | W11-14 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | LTV | LTV | W11-14 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Rufus, etc: 66-146kcfs flow | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 66-146kcfskcfs | =River temp: 70.16F | HR High temp: 92F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Not much happens today (Saturday), but the westerlies should be back for a while starting Sunday. One caveat is the presence of atmospheric instability on Sunday – that could mess with wind quality and quantity. Also in the picture starting Sunday: lower temps. That may make a difference to some of you!
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Saturday will essentially be light and variable all day. Exceptions include a slight chance of 12-15mph easterlies for a couple hours this morning. Thunderstorms this afternoon, unlikely as they are, could result in some random outflow wind. In the evening, flow turns onshore. This gives us westerlies at 11-14mph from Stevenson to Hood River. To the east, models really like the idea of a period of moderate, 15mph or so, easterlies late afternoon near The Dalles. We care because it’s fishing season and we don’t want to leave people unawares. River flow over the last 24 hours was 66-146kcfs, river temp is 70.16F, and high temp forecast is 92F with clouds and a chance of thunderstorms.
Instability sticks around, especially east of the Cascade Crest, on Sunday. Joining it: a weak offshore high and an inland heat low. In the morning, instability will be present on the west side. This could impact the wind if storms develop, but we should have a low-level stable layer that keeps the wind where it belongs (on the river), for the most part. TJ’s dawn patrol looks like 21-24 from Viento to Mosier with 11-14 near Rowena and 15-18 east of The Dalles. Westerlies quickly build to 25-28 from Viento to Mosier with 20-23 at Stevenson and 18-22 east of Mosier to Rufus. Afternoon wind dips to gusty 20-23 (probably) from Stevenson to Hood River. From Mosier to Doug’s, you’ll find iWind/iKite readings of 26-29. Out east, you’ll see readings of 27-31 from Avery to Arlington. Remember that those sensors read high compared to those in the west. Still, it should be enough. Do keep in mind that atmospheric instability will disproportionately impact areas east of the Cascade Crest on Sunday afternoon. High temp: mid 80s near Hood River and low 90s to the east.
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Monday looks like another solid day. We’ll start with 21-24 from Viento to Hood river with 13-16 farther east to Arlington. Ditto for Stevenson. Mid-morning sees 23-26 from Viento to Mosier with 20-23 at Stevenson and 20-23 out east. Afternoon wind drops to 18-22 west of Mosier and rises to 24-27 from Mosier to Arlington.
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Extended: Models actually aren’t all that consistent on wind speeds from Monday on through the week. They do have “strong enough” wind between Monday and Thursday with hints of less wind on Friday. As of this morning, ensembles are leaning towards Tuesday as the strongest day out east, but the deterministic GFS has other ideas. Generally speaking, it’s looking like you can plan on wind of some sort through at least Thursday, and you can also plan on high temps below 80 degrees each day. K. That’s it for now. Stay cool today!
Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast
North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Saturday: LTNW/LTNW/N10-15, W swell 5′ at 10 seconds. Sunday: LTW/NW10/N20-25, W 4′ @ 9. Monday: N15/20/25, W 4′ @ 10. Jones Saturday: 13-16. Sunday: 17-20. Monday: 14-17. Sauvie Island Saturday: LTV. Sunday: 11-14 > 5pm. Monday: 11-14.   Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
High clouds with a chance of showers today. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to the low 90s. Light and variable wind becoming light westerly late. 2% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a chance of thunder early then clear. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to the mid 80s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will have lots of high clouds. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the low 80s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows.
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All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel. Fire or fire danger closures: Whoopdee, Underwood, Hospital Hill, most of Post Canyon, Gorge 400, trails around Mt. Adams. Dog River is closed for logging and rerouting until mid-September. Open: 44 Road Trails, Ape Canyon, Lewis River, Falls Creek, Columbia Hills, Gunsight, Boulder Lakes, Siouxon, Sandy Ridge. Twin Tunnels reopened for a day or two, and then it closed again – I have photo evidence to prove this! Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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