For those of you who didn’t get out on the river yesterday, it’s all good, because you’ll have plenty more chances over the next several days. For those of you who spent yesterday on the river, that’s great, and hopefully you saved some energy for today and the next few days! It’s going to be windy enough today to make for rainbows and unicorns, so keep an eye upwind early for rainbows in the spray, and keep an eye out for breaking and munching waves on the river. Continued after the chart…
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | sandstorm | exfoliate | tan | backside | |
| Steven’s Locks | 17-20 | 20-24 | 24-27 | 24-27 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 23-26 | 28-32 | 28-32 | 23-26 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 23-26 | 28-32 | 28-32 | 28-32 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 23-26 | 23-26 | 28-32 | 28-32 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 14-18 | 18-23 | 23-26 | 26-30 | |
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Gorge wind forecast, continued…
The 5am gradient was, just like yesterday, .19 from Portland to The Dalles. Added to that was a .07 gradient from The Dalles to Pasco. With nothing happening in the upper atmosphere today, other than a massive synoptic-scale west gradient, we’ll see a nuking day on the river. Expect 23-26 right off the bat from Viento to Rufus. Other locations will be in the teens. By mid to late morning, lasting through the afternoon, we’ll see 28-32 from Viento to Rufus, with Stevenson and Arlington at 26-30 today. Swell, as usual, will back off late in the afternoon.
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Looking at Friday, models suggest less gradient coupled with a weak weather disturbance that moves into BC in the morning. That should leave us with 20-23 from Hood River to Doug’s first thing in the morning. By late morning or early afternoon, we’re looking at 23-26 from Stevenson to Rufus.
Saturday morning looks similar to Friday, with a weak system moving into BC and a 21-24 start near Hood River. Saturday afternoon looks quite windy as stability returns to the atmosphere. Expect 28-32 from Viento to Arlington on Saturday afternoon. As of right now, Sunday and Monday both look like upper 20’s.
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Nuke Alley Thursday: 23-26. Nuke Alley Friday: 13-16. Nuke Alley Saturday: 20-23. (Just seein’ if you’re paying attention!) Sauvie’s Thursday: 10-13. Sauvie’s Friday: 10-13. Sauvie’s Saturday: 10-13. Coast (north/central/south). Thursday: 15-20/20-25/35-45, W swell 3′ @ 7 seconds. Friday: 5-10/15-20/35-45, W 3′ @ 7. Saturday: 10-15/15-20/35-40, W 5′ @ 10.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
There will be snow on the ground at Mt. Hood today, and every day until the glaciers completely melt away.
Random Morning Thoughts
interpret one another’s reactions in a relational manner. To make this concrete, if someone snaps at us, we may assume that we’ve done something wrong, we may assume that the person doesn’t like us, or we may make some other assumption about the intent of the other person. Our interconnected minds make these connections because, I think, we’re wired for relationship.
If we want to have smoother interactions with others, if we want to be less impacted by the behavior of others, it’s important to recognize a couple of things. First, our nervous systems are striving to keep us safe in relationship, because that’s how humans survive: through relying on others. Next, we need to understand that people around us often react out of past experiences. People keep themselves safe by learning from the past (however dysfunctional the past may be).
When we understand these two things, we can hold others with compassion. When they do stuff that feels bad to us and doesn’t make sense in the context of a situation, we can bring compassion to the situation, rather than anger. We can understand that somebody’s reaction isn’t about anything we’ve done. Rather, it’s about something they’ve experienced in the past. With that understanding, we can let the situation wash over us, leave us still standing solid, and allow us to respond with kindness and compassion.
Oh, and you can hold yourself with that view too. You also deserve compassion. Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be in 708 days). I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Expect a sunny day today with temps in the upper 50’s early and the upper 70’s in the afternoon. Strong wind. No rainbows. Expect exactly the same weather for the next two days, with the possibility of a few high clouds on Friday and Saturday mornings.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
Everything but Gunsight is open. All the road rides are open, if windy. Post n’ Pint race-pace testosterone ride is tonight at Dirty Fingers at 5:30.
Upcoming Events
Events today include community sailing night in Cascade Locks starting at 5:30, community yoga at Samadhi at 6, free Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bingen at 6:30, and free Zumba at Parkdale’s community center at 6:30.
Tomorrow starts off with the Kickstand Coffee and Donut run – meet at Kickstand at 7, jog four miles, and get coffee and a donut for your effort. Tomorrow’ss First Friday in Hood River, so remember that Oak Street will be closed. It’s also ladies sailing night in Cascade Locks.
Looking at Saturday, Pacific hermitage has a garden party at 1, and Northwave has an open house at 2. Sunday’s the 6 Hours of Mt. Hood mountain bike race at Skibowl, and it’s a Swap Meet at Windance.
In upcoming races, the Kollas Cranmer run/walk is from Odell to Hood River on Monday, the Heros’ Challenge is in Washougal on Monday, and the Rocket Run is in The Dalles on Monday.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
