Thursday: a couple more days of westerlies, and then you can rest.

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Your favorite launch	dawn patrol	morning max	afternoon max	executive session
These are ranges for the average speed reading, not a predicted wind range. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	sunny	sky	buns	lie
Stevenson	LTW	building	20-23	20-23
Viento	15-18	21-24	23-26	20-23
Swell-Hood River	15-18	21-24	23-26	20-23
Lyle to Doug’s	10-13	building	25-28	20-23
Rufus, etc: 62-94kcfs flow	10-13	building	25-28	20-23
Roosevelt & Arlington	10-13	building	23-26	23-26
River flow last 24 hours: 62-94kcfskcfs		River temp: 67.28F	HR High temp: 72F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Two more days until a rest day pops up in the schedule. You’ve got this! On Saturday, you’ve got a chance at doing something other than a wind sport – the forecast calls for light/variable wind. Sunday afternoon has a chance of enough wind to get you on the river. Beyond that, we start to see quite a bit of uncertainty in the ensembles and, potentially, some switching between east wind and west wind.

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Thursday started with pressures of 30.01/29.93/29.91 for gradients of 0.08 and 0.02. The metro area was cloudy, and a few little fluffy marine puffs made it to Hood River. Those will burn off, and eventually so will the clouds in the metro area. By mid-morning, westerlies rise to 21-24 from Viento to Hood River with 14-17 in Mosier and a slow build in Stevenson. To the east of Mosier, you’ll find 10mph or less this morning. Models have a weak front approaching from the north in the afternoon, which could disrupt wind quality/quantity some. But models also take the Viento-Mosier stretch to 23-26 late morning into early afternoon. Stevenson: 20-23. At that time, the Lyle-Rufus zone rises to 20-23. From mid-afternoon on, we have a shot at 25-28 from Mosier to Rufus with gusty 20-23 from Stevenson to Hood River and 23-26 at Arlington. Threemile: 17-20 or so. Strong-enough, but slightly lesser, westerlies hold into the executive session (after 5pm) all through the Gorge. River flow over the last 24 hours was 62-94kcfs, river temp is 67.28F, and high temp forecast is 72F for Hood River and 78F for Arlington.

The previously mentioned weak weather system passes by on Friday. This sets us up for longer-lasting clouds on the west side. Models say the day will start with 23-26 from Viento to Mosier with 13-16 east of Mosier to Rufus. Stevenson: cloudy and light to start. While the models knock the wind down to 21-24 (Stevenson to Doug’s) and hold it there for the rest of the day, I think there’s a chance we’ll beat that. High temp: 67F for Hood River.

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High pressure builds inland on Saturday. We may see light west wind to start, but it won’t last. Expect a light/variable day. That’s perfect for recovering from all the recent wind, and it’s perfect for doing some other sort of activity. Sunday looks to start light, but it should pick up to 17-20 near Hood River in the afternoon.

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Extended: Model agreement isn’t great to start next week, but there’s some hint of a somewhat stronger day on Tuesday. Maybe. Let’s leave it there for now. Have a great day on the river!

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. Thursday: 10-15/15-20/30, NW swell 6′ at 9 seconds. Friday: 15-20/15-20/30-35+, NW 7′ @ 10. Saturday: 20/20/30-35, NW 6′ @ 12. Jones Thursday: 16-19. Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 10-13. Sauvie Island Thursday: 11-14. Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 16-19. &nbsp Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

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Mostly clear this morning with a few high clouds later. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the lo w70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy then mostly clear. Temps start near 50 and rise to the upper 60s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 70s. Light/variable wind. No rainbows.

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