Good Morning Sailors!
It's another sunny, windy day in the Gorge.
Last night's frontal passage left marine clouds over Portland and clear skies over us. Sometimes I wonder who has the worse deal: Portland with summer clouds or us with the winter inversion? Food for thought...
Anyway, with clouds in the hole and a .09 gradient to start the day, we'll see sailable conditions in the Gorge, once again. We're not going to see a short-lived nuker like yesterday, but we are going to see decent conditions. As high pressure pushes towards Portland, winds in the Corridor/Doug's/Rowena stretch of the river pick up to the 23-26 range. Graphical models suggest The Wall will blow as well. With upper level flow from the northwest, wind direction should be straight down the river. It's possible, depending on the timing of the high pressure push, that we could see a strong late afternoon blow in the Corridor. Potential is there, but no guarantees.
Monday looks like a nice road biking day, as Gorge winds take a day off. Light westerlies prevail for much of the day, but with high pressure (and hence, sunny skies) over much of Oregon, the Gorge won't have much to work with.
High pressure continues to build off the coast on Wednesday, sending coast winds northerly, powering Pistol River, and setting up a bit of an afternoon temperature differential in the Gorge. Watch for westerlies in the 17-20 range.
Today's recommendation? Mountain bike in the morning and windsurf in the afternoon.
I'll see you on the water then!
Print | posted @ Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:04 AM