Wind Recession for The Gorge?

andymc4610 · Joined: 19 May 2000 Posts: 684

Forecast for the swell/cheap/hatch:
thurs late afternoon 18-25
fri day 22-28
sat 22-30
sun 18-28

My vote is for friday/ Saturday Shocked

See you there....bring it!!!!

gmclean · Joined: 08 Mar 2001 Posts: 91

Models show the closed low Mike pointed out moving inland through California Thursday night and into Friday. This should allow onshore gradients to develop possibly as early as Thursday evening. If the model forecasts come together there could be some good wind by Friday morning. When it is hot and still, just think of the heat as potential energy building up for the next big day.

andymc4610 · Joined: 19 May 2000 Posts: 684

George- thought you were onto bigger and better things at least that was the rumor.....????

My forecasting is purely speculative.....da gut.

CUSalin · Joined: 11 Mar 2001 Posts: 405 Location: Hood River, OR

Right on George.... I love you man.... Give me some HOPE!

After all... It's all about THE WEATHER.

"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it."

Samuel Clemens

gmclean · Joined: 08 Mar 2001 Posts: 91

westender · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge

I got a 5.7 and a white board and will be looking to get some this Fri. and Sat. like we did last week. Those Hydro Foil boats sailing out of Cascade Locks were pretty impressive.

ecuadordean · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 3

20 years later and I love it each and every time! If you don't anymore well you are the type that we need working, you know holding a job, for me I'll just keep livin the life of a true windsurfer! Laughing

starfish · Joined: 14 Apr 1996 Posts: 202

JUST SAY NO to five O. With all the money i wasted on big sails and boards i could have a ktm. Very Happy

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

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

Isobars,

As you well know, sails size is relative to sail weight, board size and sailor efficiency and skill. 5.0 for me in the gorge is boring little swell on my 75 liter board. Today was 3.7 on 65 liters with waist to overhead swells. Largest sail I saw out today was a couple of 4.7s and they should have been 4.2 like the rest of the heavy weights. I did throw in a 5.3 sail this week with 4 days of close to zero winds and very hot. Hope to not need the 5.3 sail this summer.

But 5.0 in kanaha is great because you heavy weights are on shore waiting for more wind while I have the real waves almost to myself.

And what does starfish mean by ktm? Laughing

mike