Strong wind tomorrow?

windfind · Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1904

Below is an animation of the upper Cut-Off Low at about 18K feet that is currently crashing over the far Northern California coast. Note it's counter-clockwise spinning winds. By dawn Wednesday it should be over the Gorge. If this low behaves it will:

1. Bring an abrupt end to the heat wave and bring clouds to the Gorge.
2. Transfer some momentum to the surface winds producing powerful gusts.
3. Enhance the overall pressure gradient.
4. And, as it evolves into an upper trough and departs eastward it will allow the North Pacific High to move closer to the coast further enhancing the pressure gradient.

Cut-Off Lows are notoriously unpredictable so this whole scenario may not play out exactly on time. Sure glad I am not a Gorge forecaster.

Watch the Swell wind graph page tomorrow starting at dawn as I do bluff reports.

Mike Godsey
iwindsurf.com

wmike · Joined: 20 Jan 2001 Posts: 207 Location: Maui

If the predicted thunderstorms are anywhere near the gorge the wind could get flucky.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

jesusjones · Joined: 17 May 2001 Posts: 229

DAWN PATROL, P.S WHAT THE F IS A ISOBANS. WHY??? STUPID MTHR FER. Twisted Evil

axl.cranium · Joined: 19 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

Hey Mike (the real Mike, not isobars) - can you delay that big bad boy spinning around out there for a couple of days? I am busy until Friday. Out looking for a good deal on a new lawn chair.

WMP · Joined: 30 May 2000 Posts: 671

Spennie might not have complained if he had sailed where I was today..... wind averaging 32 gusting to 33. However, later in the day it turned to 32 gusting to 35..... WAY, WAY too gusty for Spinnie and folks who sail Rio Vista.

surfdog55 · Joined: 02 Apr 2001 Posts: 63

You don't need to disrespect the sailors at Rio Vista just because of what one guy (Spennie) posted. There is a whole bunch of us who would love to be up at the Gorge! And can handle gusty conditions when they a put in front of us. Bring it on! I just wish we had massive current every day like you guys.
JT

izitwindy? · Joined: 10 Jun 1998 Posts: 61

Gorge Smorge..... we had plenty of rampy 3.7-4.2 days at Sherman Island in July.....sailed 22 out of 31 days in July... and I skipped a few good days here and there..U can't say that about the Gorge!

jesusjones · Joined: 17 May 2001 Posts: 229

johnl · Joined: 05 Jun 1994 Posts: 1330 Location: Hood River OR