Tuesday: get yourself on the river again!

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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	sun’s	coming	buns	are too!
Stevenson	10-13	17-20	20-23	16-19
Viento	17-20	20-23	20-23	16-19
Swell-Hood River	17-20	20-23	20-23	16-19
Lyle to Doug’s	11-14	17-20	G24-27	G24-27
Rufus, etc: 65-96kcfs flow	11-14	17-20	G24-27	G24-27
Roosevelt & Arlington	11-14	17-20	G24-27	G24-27
River flow last 24 hours: 65-96kcfskcfs		River temp: 69.80F	HR High temp: 78F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! We’re entering a period of active weather, but it looks like the wind will stay onshore for the duration. That doesn’t mean it’ll always be strong, but it does appear to be in the “enough” zone for the majority of the time. Yay!

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Tuesday morning kicks off with pressures of 29.94/29.86/29.83 for gradients of 0.08 and 0.03. Offshore, we have an approaching low. That’s going to keep the west side cool. The morning gradients were enough for 17-20 from Viento to Hood River with 10-13ish east to Arlington. We should see the Stevenson-Mosier zone rise to gusty 20-23 this morning as Lyle-Rufus rises to 17-20. This afternoon, Stevenson-Hood River falls to 16-19. Mosier to Threemile rises to gusty 24-27 (remember that The Wall and Arlington sensors read high compared to Swell). River flow over the last 24 hours was very low: 65-96kcfs. River temp is 69.80F. High temp forecast is 78F for Hood River and 82F for Arlington.

Wednesday’s going to be rainy all over the Gorge to start. You should sleep in. I might! The wind starts below 10mph west of The Dalles with 14-17 from Avery to Arlington. The rain finishes up (mostly) mid-morning, and the east side starts to heat. By early afternoon, we’ll have 13-16 from Stevenson to Mosier with 18-22 from Lyle to Rufus and 15-18 near Arlington. Peak wind looks to be the Mosier-Rufus zone at 20-23 in the afternoon and evening. High temp: 67F for Hood River and 72F for Arlington.

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Models, sadly, have been trending downward on the forecast for Thursday. At one point, they called for 30-35! No longer. A deep marine layer starts the day. Along with it, we’ll have gusty 13-16 under the west side clouds with 22-25 from Avery to Boardman. When the clouds clear, areas west of Lyle rise to gusty 19-22mph. Between Lyle and Threemile, you’ll find 24-27. High temp: 69F for Hood River and 72F for Arlington.

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Extended: ensembles agree that Friday will be lighter, probably too light for wind sports. There’s quite the range of possibility for Saturday, but it generally looks stronger than Sunday. Both weekend days do look windy enough to get you on the river. Hints of westerlies continues for the start of next week, but models definitely aren’t all-in on any day between Saturday and Tuesday. But don’t rule them out! Have a great day on the river 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. Tuesday: LTNW?NW5-10/N25, N swell 5′ at 9 seconds. Wednesday: LTW/LTW/LTNW, W 4′ @ 9. Thursday: LTNW/N10-15/N25-30, W 6′ @ 10. Jones Tuesday: 15-18. Wednesday: 10-13. Thursday: LTW. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 9-12. Wednesday: LTV. Thursday: LTNW. &nbsp 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

Partly cloudy sky this morning adds more high clouds later. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday starts rainy and ends partly cloudy. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the upper 60s. Light westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Thursday will be cloudy then clear. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the upper 60s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.

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Cycling

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.