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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | naked | picnic | buns | weather | |
| Steven’s Locks | 13-16 | 16-20 | 24-28 | 24-28 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 20-24 | 24-28 | 26-30 | G 20-25 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 13-16 | 24-27 | 30-35? | 30-35? | |
| Rufus, etc. | 13-16 | 24-27 | 30-35? | 30-35? | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 13-16 | 16-20 | 28-32 | 28-32 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s a cool and windy morning here in the Gorge, and the relatively cool weather and the wind will continue all day long. A trough of low pressure shifting to the east during the day will likely impact wind quality, making it gusty. That trough may also reinforce cloud coverage in the west; this remains to be seen. That could also have an effect on wind for the Laser Gorge Blowout today. Tomorrow looks windy as well, but not as windy. After that, gradients drop and temps begin to climb again, for another period of warm, not-so-windy weather.
So, for Thursday… We start with a marine layer in the west. Early gradients were .12 (pdx-dls) and .07 (dls-psc). Just looking at that, I conclude that your best bet today is someplace between Mosier and Rufus. That said… models suggest the wind will build to 28-32 from Mosier to Arlington today with 30-35 possible in the aforementioned best-bet region. Swell is a bit tricky due to clouds. Assuming the clouds will burn back, the forecast from Viento to Hood River is gusty 20-25 early, rising to 26-30 late morning and holding through early afternoon. Now… on to Stevenson… 13-16 early, rising to 24-28 this afternoon if/when the clouds clear. If you are recreating between Stevenson and Hood River today, watch out for Laser sailboats – today is the Laser Gorge Blowout. Wow… what a day for it!
Looking at Friday, we get a reinforcing shot of marine air from another weak system that moves east during the day. Given the timing, we’ll probably see a gradient/windspeed mismatch. The day starts with 10-13 everywhere. By early afternoon, we’ll have 18-22 near Stevenson with gusty 24-27 from Viento to Arlington. On to the weekend: W 7-10 on Saturday in the western Gorge only. W 7-10 early Sunday, likely becoming light easterly. I will be on vacation from Saturday through next Wednesday.
BONUS: Jones Thursday: Light. Friday: 5-8. Saturday: 20-23. Sauvie’s Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 5-8. Saturday: 8-11. Coast (north/central/south). Thursday: X/X/25-30, NW swell 4′ at 12 seconds. Friday: NW5/N10-15/25-30, NW 4′ @ 11 seconds. Saturday: 10-15/10-15/15-20, NW 3′ @ 10 seconds.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of the fun things that can happen to us humans is that we get ‘triggered’ by something. In technical parlance, this means our fight-flight-freeze system gets triggered. We then do things that, in the moment, we perceive as protective. The problem is that we aren’t quite in our right minds.
When we calm down, we may find ourselves ashamed of what we’ve done. Maybe we drank, used drugs, lied, got violent, ran away, curled up in a ball on the floor, or did any number of things that left us asking, “Why the heck did I do that?” That’s the ideal outcome – many people just feel ashamed or regretful.
The key, when this happens, is to ask “Why?” and explore the reasons for our behavior. Bringing a sense of curiosity to the situation, perhaps a sense of amazement at and awe of our bad behavior can help us face our silliness. Exploring it will give us more power the next time we are ‘triggered’, and that can help us behave better. May you be calm and grounded. Have an awesome day.
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
It’s a sunny day on the mountain. Free air freezing level: 13,000′. Wind: SW 10-15 this mornign, W 20 this afternoon, WNW 20 overnight. Friday: clear above low clouds. FAF: 12,000′. Wind: WNW 20 early, NW 10-15 later. Saturday: Clear and muggy. FAF: 11,000′. Wind: NW 10 early, NW 5 in the afternoon.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s another cool morning, great for opening your windows and coolling down the house. Temps will max out in the upper 70’s today. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Friday looks partly cloudy in the morning and in the afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 70’s in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks sunny. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and low 80’s in the afternoon. Light west wind. No rainbows. The next few days after that look hot and sunny with light wind.
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August STUFF at Big Winds!
It’s August, and low flows and consistent wind mean it’s downwind paddling month! Shuttles run at 11am and 1pm for $12 per rider. This is also a great time of year to pick up new windsurfing gear. 2017 and 2018 gear is priced to move. Try before you buy, and up to $100 of your demo fees goes toward your purchase. Finally… there’s a free Focus E-Bike demo from 10-4 on Saturday, August 4th. E-bikes. All the rage these days. Enjoy the wind and cooler weather, and come try out some gear!
White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
Trails on private timberland (Hospital Hill, Whoopdee, Underwood, and anything else on Kreps, Stevenson, Weyerhauser, etc.) will remain closed to ALL uses until the end of fire seasion (significant rainfall). Gorge 400 from Wyeth to Herman Creek has reopened. There are about 7 trees down. Plains of Abraham is open. Trails in Hood River County are now closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Bicycles are fine. The Petersburg Loop east of The Dalles has reopened for road biking.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start with the Laser Gorge Blowout from Stevenson, where little Laser sailboats brave the big Gorge swells on a downwind dash to Hood River. Those same sailors will take on the Laser Pacific Coast Champtionships starting tomorrow in Cascade Locks. Tomorrow’s also the first day of the Bridge of the Gods kitefest in Stevenson, delayed from last weekend’s lack of wind to this weekend’s lack of wind.
The Hood River Area Trail Stewards are pouring concrete on the new awesome pumptrack at Golden Eagle Park today. They need all the help they can get starting at 8:30am and continuing through early evening. If you can stop by for a couple of hours, that would be amazing!
Other activities today include free meditation at 6:15am at Trinity, free yoga at Flow at 8, the race-pace gropu mountain bike ride from Dirty Fingers at 5:30, community sailing in Cascade locks from 5-9, and Zumba at Mid-Valley Elementary at 6;30. Head to kickstand coffee tomorrow at 7 for a 4 mile jog followed by a free coffee and donut.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
