Good morning sailors!
My friend (hope that's not too presumptuous) Arthur called me yesterday to tell me about his cross-country skiing day yesterday. He drove up to Teacup (no keep in mind, that's about 3000 feet, I believe) and skied in fresh snow. Yes, that's right. Fresh snow at 3000 feet in June. This is getting ridiculous. Snow continues to fall on the mountain - there's a snow advisory posted over 5000 feet, and snow will continue falling up there for the next couple of days. I'm tempted to throw my skins and skis in the car and do some hiking up at Meadows tomorrow.
Today, however, is a windsurfing day. I think. Models suggest 28-32 at Arlington and far-east sites later today, but the picture is complicated by rain showers that are predicted to continue. I'll just go with what the models say, but call for conditions to be gusty. For what it's worth, it's mostly sunny east of The Dalles, making for more pleasant conditions than here, under the dark, gloomy greyness.
Tomorrow could be lovely. Although upper level flow is predicted to decrease, we don't really care. High pressure builds in from the coast in the afternoon, sending gradients into the stratosphere. That's a bit of a hyperbole, actually, but I felt like saying stratosphere. Saturday morning starts light, say, 15-18. Winds build as the day goes on, hitting 22-25 around 11-12 and climbing to 24-27 as high pressure pushes in.
Saturday night sees the passage of another rainy front. Wind shifts east of Hood River... Check Doug's first... it doesn't look like this front will be as strong as today's. Looks like we'll see 25-29 on Sunday, but it's a long way out to make the call.
If you're considering coming down for the weekend, I'd say "go for it."
Don't forget tonight is First Friday. We have a clarification from Stu Watson: "Hey, Temira. Yes, the city of H.R. has no law against having an open container, but licensed establishments (that is, places with OLCCC license) are required to have their customers consume purchased alcoholic beverages on site. People giving away sips of wine or beer, who don't have a license, aren't covered by that. It creates some confusion, so the Downtown Business Association (of which I currently the coordinator) has been trying to encourage anyone providing a sip to have people consume it on-site, to avoid the perception that it's OK for anyone to take any drink out and walk around. For whatever it's worth."
So, please don't abuse HR's generosity in letting us drink on the streets. Remember, you can still be cited for public intoxication (for me, that means I can be cited after drinking 1.5 adult beverages).
See you on the water this weekend!
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