If it’s still morning on Tuesday and you’re looking out your window in the Gorge, you’re seeing something a wee bit different than what you’ve seen for quite a while: solid clouds and steady rain. That’s not exactly an ideal wind setup, and the wind agrees, with just 5-10 at all the beaches. The Tuesday morning gradient started at .05 (pdx-dls) and .01 (dls-psc), not bad, given the setup. As this weather system moves through early in the afternoon and high pressure builds in behind, we’ll see the wind pick up. Continued after the chart…
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | west | wind | best | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | 15-18 | 20-23 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 14-17 | 17-20 | 23-26? | 23-26? | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 5-10 | 10-13 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 10-13 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 18-22 | |
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Gorge wind forecast, continued…
Expect 7-10 until midday on Tuesday. As the clouds start to break up, the wind will pick up to gusty 13-16 from Stevenson to Mosier (or under the clouds – clouds trump forecaster beach guesses) with 22-25 from Mosier to Arlington. We should see these stronger speeds kick in by 3pm or so.
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Wednesday starts off with a more stable setup, but a weak system approaching in the afternoon or evening will impact the wind quality. Expect 7-10 to start Wednesday with 23-26 in the afternoon. The stronger afternoon wind will be located from Viento to Rufus. Given the setup, it’s quite likely that the Swell area will only see 90 minutes or so of decent wind before dropping back into the gusty teens. Stevenson and Avery are likely to benefit from this setup (assuming Stevenson escapes the clouds), with steadier 23-26.
That system passes on Wednesday night, leaving a stable setup on Thursday. The day will start with 12-15 from Viento to Swell, possibly at Mosier too, and possibly not. On Thursday afternoon, we’ll see 22-25 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Friday currently looks like east wind at 7-10 through the entire Gorge – a great day for road biking all those rides you’ve set aside during the windy season.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Tuesday: 5-8. Jones Wednesday: 7-10. Thursday: 15-18. Sauvie’s Tuesday: no. Wednesday: 10-13 late, maybe. Thursday: 9-12. Coast (north/central/south). Tuesday: 5-10/5-10/20-25, W swell 5′ at 13 seconds. Wednesday: no/10-15/30+, W 5′ @ 8. Thursday: 20-25/25-30/35+, W 6′ @ 9.
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
First off this morning, I made an error in my HTML yesterday. For those of you interested in the book I was talking about, it’s called The Mind Illuminated, and it’s fantastic. Life-changing, I’d say.
Why?
Well, we humans spend a lot of time chasing entertainment from outside. We put a lot of time, money and energy into movies, drinks, books, television, gadgets, food, music, and Seahawks tickets. And while it’s fine and good to enjoy all of the wonderful things the world has to offer, it’s also good to remember that there’s endless entertainment and challenge contained within the mind-body.
If you like complex activities that take years to master (windsurfing, kiteboarding, mountain biking and Telemark skiing come to mind), you’ll enjoy meditation. The great piece about tackling the mind sport is that you carry all the required equipment in your head: attention, awareness and mindfulness are with you all the time, waiting to be developed and refined. No extra baggage fees required to take this equipment on a vacation, and there’s no need to ration it like you do with a book, a baggie, or a bottle.
Our complex sports do teach us a lot – determination, diligence and dedication. Meditation does this more directly, giving us skills that radiate outward through our entire lives. With that foundation and endless internal entertainment, all outside forms of amusement become choices rather than compulsions. Just think how much time you could save and how much you could grow by giving me your Seahawks tickets and meditating instead! Kidding, kidding. You get what I mean. Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be in 700 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
It’s actually truly, wetly raining this morning. It’s so cloudy that there aren’t any rainbows. This is lovely! As of 7am, we’d received .05”. Expect steady rain through 1pm or so, followed by scattered showers. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and the upper 60’s this afternoon. Light wind early. Moderate later. 99.9999933458% chance of rainbows. Wednesday starts off partly to mostly cloudy with the slightest possible chance of sprinkles. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind early. Moderate later. 1% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks sunny with a chance of Nothing in the morning. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind early. Moderate later. No rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
Hospital Hill and Whoopdee are closed for fire season. That even applies to the four cars that were parked at the Spring Street trailhead yesterday. If you insist on trespassing, you will end up paying the consequences, and so will the rest of us in the form of restricted access. Yes, the rules apply to YOU too!
Upcoming Events
Today’s community events start off with community yoga, free or by donation, at Flow in Hood River at 4:30. There’s pickup touch rugby tonight at 5:30 at Hood River’s Waterfront Park, and there’s community meditation at 6:30 at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon.
Tomorrow starts off with free yoga at the FISH food bank in Hood River at 10am. There’s ping pong at Hood River’s Armory tomorrow evening at 5.
Looking ahead to the weekend, it’s Huckleberry Festival weekend in Bingen, and the berries are plump and numerous this year. You’ll also want to check out the skateboarding contest on Sunday in Bignen. Saturday is the annual Special Olympics shredding fundraiser at the Rite Aid parking lot in Hood River, and the Oregon 12 and 24 hour Moutain bike race is in Bend on Saturday.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
