Wednesday: nice day for a near-east river session

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The Forecast

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	mostly	clear	tanned	rears
Stevenson	10-13	13-16	13-16	13-16
Viento	21-24	21-24	13-16	13-16
Swell-Hood River	18-21	21-24	13-16	13-16
Lyle to Doug’s	7-10	building	21-24+	25-28
Rufus, etc.	13-16	16-20	20-25+	25-28
Roosevelt & Arlington	13-16	16-20	20-23	20-23

Gorge Wind Forecast

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Models have added a little oomph to today’s forecast over what we saw in yesterday’s runs. We’ll hold on to wind for Thursday and Friday, but we’re almost certain to fall to “light” on Saturday and go easterly on Sunday. After that, there’s just too much range in the possible outcomes to even guess at a forecast. Now, back to my regularly scheduled yard sale: Armstrong 7’7” x 121L SUP foil board, like new, used about 6 times – $1900. Takuma TK carbon wingfoil board, 110L – $700. Takuma ProFoil 1900 wing with 75cm mast: $550. Combine the board and foil for an excellent beginner setup (it’s what I learned on) at $1200. Lemond 53cm steel road bike (fits up to 5’8” human) – $250. PPC Link SUP foil/surf foil board, 6’4” x 118L: $800. Email twomirrors at gmail to purchase this awesome gear.

Wednesday sees a weak weather system moving through. Better it moves through and messes things up this morning than midday when everyone is chasing the wind. Pressures at 6am were 29.94/29.83/29.79 for gradients of 0.11 and 0.04. There are hints of Rufus in those numbers… Give this frontal system a chance to move through for the best results. How will you know? When those high clouds are east of wherever you’re planning to go. The wind will be in the 21-24 range from Viento to Swell early. I wouldn’t be surprised if Mosier was also in the low 20’s. Other locations are all over the map and will remain so until things stabilize. By late morning or early afternoon, we’ll have 13-16 from Stevenson to Hood River with 25-28 from Mosier to Rufus and 20-23 at Arlington. River flow yesterday was 99-180kcfs, river temp is 72F, and high temp forecast is 80F.

Thursday starts with marine clouds in the metro area and mostly clear sky here in the Gorge. Gradients don’t look great on the deterministic GFS, but the ensembles are a lot more optimistic. We’ll start the day with 11-14 from Stevenson to Arlington. Midday wind, according to the deterministic GFS, will be 13-16 from Hood River to Avery with 11-14 to the west and 10-13 to the east. Afternoon wind rises to 17-20 from Stevenson to Doug’s with 11-14 east to Arlington. I would not be surprised, given the ensembles, if this forecast is too low. High temp: 79F.

Friday will be a sunny day. Westerlies start at 15-18 from Viento to Hood river and rise to 17-20 from Stevenson to Avery. Once again, ensembles are a lot more optimistic than the deterministic. Fingers crossed. As of this morning, Saturday looks to start with 10-15 and turn light or calm. Light easterlies are forecast on Sunday. It’s unclear when this heat wave will break, so it’s unclear when the wind will return. We’ll wait for more clarity before taking any guesses. Have fun on the river today!

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Wednesday: LTW/LTNW/N15-20, NW swell 4′ @ 10 seconds. Thursday: LTNW/10-15/20-25, NW 4′ @ 10. Friday: 10-15/15-20/25-30, NW 4′ @ 10. Jones Wednesday: LTW. Thursday: LTW. Friday: 12-15. Sauvie Island Wednesday: LTN. Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 11-14.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning give way to partly cloudy sky this afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 60’s early and near 80 later. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be mostly clear then clear. Temps start near 60 and rise to the upper 70’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

There’s a free weekly wing foil orientation at the Hook Thursdays in July and August from 5:30pm to 7:30pm brought to you by Wylde Wind and Water and CGW2. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9am, Max from GoFoil will be teaching flatwater foil pop-up technique at the Event Site. You can demo some GoFoil gear there too! He hopes to also teach bump classes in the afternoon on those days should the Hatch reopen.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck above Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

As of July 28th, all local privately owned timberlands closed due to fire danger. This includes Underwood Mountain, Whoopdie, and Hospital Hills. Many trails will not have closure signs. They are still closed. Please respect the landowners’ wishes and stay off their lands. All trails on the 44 Road are now open. There is a fire near Boulder Lakes, and that area is closed. Plains of Abraham is open. That completes our reporting for the summer: all trails are now open! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas: powdery mildew is making an appearance in local gardens. It’s a real PITA. You could spray sulfur on it, but there’s a better solution. Quite a bit of research has been done on milk. Yes, milk. Spray a solution of 40% milk on your squash, cukes, melons, calendula, and other susceptible plants. Do this weekly. You can alternate with a baking soda solution:1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of liquid non-detergent soap, and 1 gallon of water. Don’t forget to spray the undersides of the leaves. Also helpful: pruning plants so they get plenty of air flow. Happy gardening.