It might not be windy on the water yet, but the drainage winds over by Doug’s are a good indication of a west gradient. And guess what, there is a west gradient this morning: .06 (pdx-dls)! With low pressure off the coast, the gradient won’t be able to make all that much wind, but it’ll still be enough for many of you to get on the water today. Expect a slow build to 12-15 by midday from Stevenson to The Dalles, followed by another slow build to 20-23 from Stevenson to The Dalles this afternoon. Continued after the chart.
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | sandy | beaches | lots of | peaches | |
| Steven’s Locks | light | 5-10 | 12-15 | 20-23 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | light | 5-10 | 12-15 | 20-23 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | light | 5-10 | 12-15 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc. | light | light | light | light | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | light | light | light | light | |
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Gorge Wind Forecast, continued…
Tomorrow sees that low pressure remain off the coast for the morning with deep marine clouds over Portland and the western Gorge. The low pressure will shift east in the afternoon, late in the afternoon, most likely, as high pressure builds off the coast. That will set us up for morning wind in the 12-15 range and afternoon wind in the 24-27 range, strongest near Hood River and Rowena.
Friday’s looking mighty interesting: The trough of low pressure will be east of the Cascades, and strong high pressure will set up off Vancouver Island. If the models are correct, we’ll see 23-26 in the morning with 28-32+ in the afternoon. It’s fall, and models can be a little unreliable, but the overall setup is good for a decent west wind day. (Temira scrambles to rearrange her schedule…)
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Looking ahead to the weekend, models are finally coming into agreement, but that’s not really helping with the forecast. They’re suggesting a cutoff low will move right over the top of the Columbia for Saturday and Sunday, leaving us with light westerlies followed by light easterlies on Saturday and goodness-knows-what on Sunday. Very helpful, I know. But hey, at least I’m not BS’ing you!
Out on the coast, you’ll find surfing weather for a couple of days (north/central/south). Today: light wind, NW swell 4′ @ 10 seconds. Tomorrow: light wind, W 6′ @ 12. Friday: light/10-15/25-30, NW 6′ @ 12.
Jones n’ Sauvie’s beta test forecast. Jones today, 10-13. Jones tomorrow, 10-13. Jones Friday, 16-19. Sauvie’s today, no. Sauvie’s Thursday, 5-8. Sauvie’s Friday, 5-8.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Nothing to say here today.
Random Morning Thoughts
I was at my favorite weekly event last night, the community meditation at Yoga Samadhi, and a bunch of people came up to me to ask me about my first day of school. These people were genuinely curious about my experience and were almost as stoked as I am at the awesomeness of my classmates and my experience of school so far. I was really enjoying the attention and the joy people were taking in my happiness (remember from yesterday that term “mudita”?).
At one point I realized I was kinda the center of attention. And I realized I was enjoying that. And I realized that most of the time we are ashamed to enjoy that kind of attention.
We are wired to enjoy being the center of attention, and being ashamed of that is just some crazy construct that develops from societal expectation or what I like to call Crappy Parenting Disorder. No, really. Check this out: babies need to be the center of attention. They need unconditional love and attunement to survive. When babies receive love and attention, they feel safe, and their nervous systems go from fight-or-flight to calm.
Positive attention, if we had good-enough caregivers, is good for us. If we react in a stressful way to positive attention, if it makes us feel unsafe, then we’re dealing with our nervous system’s conditioned responses to not-good-enough parenting.
So, next time people are expressing their delight in you, notice your reaction. If you’re feeling shame or fear or anxiety, just notice it. See if you can take in all that love and support, or at least some of it. It’s good for you, and it’s what you deserve because you’re awesome. Have an awesome day.
Gorge Weather Forecast
I should be getting tired of saying this day after day, but I’m not: It’s another AWESOME day in the Gorge. Expect sunshine today with temps in the mid 40’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, moderate late in the day. Tomorrow looks sunny with temps in the low 50’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, moderate to strong wind late. Friday looks sunny with temps in the low 50’s early and the low 70’s in the afternoon with strong wind. No rainbows for the 72 hour period starting … NOW!
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
It’s dry and dusty. The next three days look windy. ‘Nuf said. Oh, one more thing: there’s a free shuttle to Kingsley tomorrow night, thanks to Dirty Fingers. Meet at the shop at 4:30, and please call ahead to RSVP.
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McCurdy Farms, Hood River
Need pears? Need apples? Need a suggestion for a good bike ride around here? The McCurdy Farms fruit stand halfway up Peggy’s Roost Hill (2080 Tucker Road, just below Portland Drive) has the best prices on the best fruit and the best ride suggestions too. Fruit prices are $.50-$.75/lb for beautiful pears and apples. Cycling advice is free. They have lots of my favorite pears, Comice. Maybe they have your favorites too. Stop by and say hi to Natalie and Craig when you ride by on your Valley Loop bike ride. Come back later for lots of fruit and suggestions on other rides. McCurdy Farms – the secret fruit stand not on the Fruit Loop map. Visit today.
Upcoming Events
Today is Wednesday, and that means it’s the Post n’ Pinot women’s bike ride from Dirty Fingers at 5:30, possibly the last of the season, but I’m not sure! The last Post n’ Pint is on Thursday at a special time with a special ride. Meet at Dirty Fingers at 4:30 for a free shuttle to Kingsley, followed by free beer and swag at the shop. You’ll need to call the shop to reserve a space.
Back to today, there’s ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5:30, Aikido at Trinity Natural Medicine at 6pm, and sailboat racing at the Hood River Marina.
I just learned about a new Thursday night event. Actually, it’s Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: free Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center. Supposedly 50 people are there, so if Zumba’s your thing, you might want to check it out. Other Thursday events include community yoga at Yoga Samadhi at 6:30 and Community Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bingen at 6:30.
Coming up this weekend, it’s Cross on the Mountain, cyclocross racing at Cooper Spur.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
