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Joneser alert! Blue hole opening up, just east of Hood River
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kmf



Joined: 02 Apr 2001
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Big swell running through. Big gusts too....

I went to Rowena at 4:00 PM, but it was not happening, and so I saw that swell was doing 21 at 5:00, so being 2 miles from home, I decided that it was worth a look. And I had a brand new OO to try out......not so new now. Broke in perhaps...

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gmclean



Joined: 08 Mar 2001
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The last few model runs have looked pretty good for eastern Gorge wind Tuesday afternoon. Its a ways out to have a lot of confidence in the forecast but its worth keeping an eye on it.
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isobars



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Been watching that for several days now, but I also factor in the expected chilly air temps, overcast, rain likelihood, and spiky nature of these early spring drive-by blasts. Guess I'm no longer the sail-at-any-cost wind wrestler I once was, as I adhere more often to the air + water temp ≥100 guideline, hate rigging bigger all afternoon trying to chase the decaying wind behind these impulse function wind profiles, and actually like a little bit of quality in my wind.

Does this one show much chance of being an improvement ?
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gmclean



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like all that wishcasting worked!
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winfreak



Joined: 26 Apr 2001
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:23 pm    Post subject: Fading? Reply with quote

If only it would have been a bit warmer!


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isobars



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 3:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gotta laugh ... what else we gonna do?

National Weather Service bulletin: prospect of an inch or two of hail plus maybe some snow at SEA LEVEL in western Washington Sat night.

Improving (what else COULD it do?) Sunday.
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dhanson928



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:55 am    Post subject: Maybe this afternoon...... Reply with quote

The forecast looks a bit more encouraging for this afternoon out east....at least the temp. may climb to the mid-fifty s... Jumping in 40f water in big winds is no longer my idea of fun. Call me a wimp.
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isobars



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The water temp is 49, the air was warmer Saturday than today, and the only weather that matters is the weather next to your skin. Some guys were barefooted, and I didn't notice anyone wearing gloves (the air was in the 60s before noon). Today looks to be chillier, cloudier, less windy, a bit more northerly (i.e., bigger wind shadow), and gustier than Saturday was.
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johnl



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hah. I use the 50/115 rule. 50 degree water min and 115 degrees total (air and water). Until then I do other things (like WW kayaking). I have no problem waiting till those conditions. Okay I'm a wimp. But I am a warm wimp...
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