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Good morning,

It’s going to be a very nice day today, with weak high pressure giving us sunny skies and light wind. As a cool system approaches the coast late in the day, the wind will pick up a bit, blowing in the 17-21 range from Stevenson to Mosier late in the afternoon.

Tomorrow a low pressure trough moves east of the Cascades in the afternoon, giving us solid wind late. We’ll see 10-15 early in the morning, quickly building to 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier midday, and then picking up to 20-23 through the entire Gorge in the afternoon.

Saturday brings west winds in the 17-20 range, and at this point, Sunday doesn’t look that windy, as an upper level low takes up residence in the coastal waters. .

There are a couple of cool things going on tonight. There’s the Post and Pint ride out of Dirty Fingers at 5:30, followed by pints at the shop. Mitchell reports perfect riding conditions in Post, so head out for some mountain biking today if you have the time. Also tonight, it’s the Gorge Green Drinks gathering at Wet Planet, with beer by Full Sail and a talk by a Pacific Power representative about what’s going on with Condit Dam. That’s at 6:30, with a suggested donation of $10, but you can donate or not donate as you choose.

Coming up this weekend, Jimmy Lewis will be at Windance on Saturday, with free standup paddle and kiteboard demos. This event starts at 10am at the shop with muffins, juice, coffee, and schmoozing with Jimmy, followed by demos. Also on Saturday, there’s a work party at Doug’s Beach to celebrate the new perma-potty, plant new plants, and clean up some of the mess from the high water (although the water’s still high, so there will probably be another work party soon).

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Access to super cheap gear including Trew, Zeal, Sierra Designs, and many more.

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Good morning,

First, I’d like to wish a very happy birthday to Rob Warwick, local ripper, and also a very happy belated birthday – it was yesterday – to Victor the Inflictor. If you see either of them around today, wish them the best!

Yesterday was a very windy day, as you might have noticed, and the westerlies will continue today, but they’ll be lighter. We’ll see 16-19 from Stevenson to Hood River for much of the day. East of Hood River, winds will blow in the low teens early and pick up to 22-25 in the afternoon.

On Thursday, a weak ridge builds over the Cascades. That will cause the wind to back off a lot, with light wind through midday, picking up to 13-16 from Stevenson to Hood River in the afternoon. Winds will be light east of The Dalles.

Friday brings continued west wind in the upper teens near Hood River and Stevenson.

Tonight is the busiest event night of the week, so there’s no reason to complain of boredom this evening. There’s the Kayak Shed’s shop paddle meeting at Husum at 5:30, the Hood River Tri practice meeting at the east end of the Event Site at 6pm, the sailboat races and, for women only, the Post and Pinot mountain bike ride, with a free bike maintenance clinic and free wine afterwards, meeting at Dirty Fingers at 5:30.

Coming up tomorrow night, swing by Wet Planet in Husum to learn about sustainable business, and to hear a talk from Pacific Power about the latest on the Condit Dam removal project. I believe there are snacks and free beer at this event as well. Also tomorrow night, it’s the Post and Pint Ride, the co-ed version of the Post and Pinot.

Finally, the river levels: the White Salmon is at 4.9 feet, the Klickitat’s at 3500 cfs, the Hood is at 5.4 feet, and the Wind is at 5.5 feet.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the sad-looking link below. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til April 2012, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors.