Looks like Thursday is shaping up for some good cold weather sailing. Windguru is saying 20 from midday until it drops below 40 late afternoon. I'm in if it happens. Anyone care to join me?
Your killing me here Mel, i felt guilty about telling my boss that i was leaving at 2pm last friday already... I will try to make it. Live by the wind and die by the wind
5 of us sailed Stevenson,WA today i was on a 4.2 sunny and about 38degreees- willl sail Thur.
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROOSTER ROCK...CASCADE LOCKS...HOOD
RIVER...STEVENSON...CARSON...SKAMANIA
251 PM PST WED DEC 6 2006
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOWS 30 TO 35. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 10 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGHS 35 TO 45. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 15 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 35. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 10 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 35 TO 45. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 15 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 30 TO 35. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. NEAR HOOD RIVER...LIGHT WIND.
SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 40 TO 45
... Wind Advisory remains in effect from 12 PM to 8 PM EST
Thursday for north and parts of central Georgia...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 12 PM to 8 PM EST
Thursday for north and parts of central Georgia.
A cold front will move across north and central Georgia early on
Thursday. Strong winds will increase behind this front for Thursday
afternoon. Winds of 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph can be expected
for some areas... especially over north Georgia.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph or
wind gusts of at least 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can
make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles.
Use extra caution.
hehe, looks like i will be making it after all. getting off work at 2pm and heading over to old federal. should be windsurfing up there by 3. Konrad should be up there around the same time.
ps chris, is a sideways smily face, im gonna have to call you old for that one, hehe
Below is it what they saw today at Rooster Rock while i sailed about 15-20 miles up river at Stevenson on a 4.7 it was 25-35mph.
Pressure Reports
6:05 pm update
Portland-Dalles:
East .26 decreasing
"Went to Roosters and watched the show with John. It's probably been
windier there sometime (I'm told a gust over 100 mph was registered
near there once), but I've not seen it. Shore to shore spindrift
sometimes rising higher than the channel marker tripod (20+ feet?).
Genuinely big, beautiful swell rolling down the river. Neat to see,
but not sail obviously. Even walking in the parking lot was
difficult... and forget about the stairs. Sky overcast and air cold.
County sheriff came by to ask if we were really crazy enough to try
sailing"
At 6 AM the gradient between PDX and The Dalles is .20 hg and
decreasing. Stevenson was averaging 33 and Troutdale 28 mph out of the
east.
The Temp. is usually around 33 in The Dalles and 39 in Portland(PDX)
High pressure east WA and OR http://www.gorgeonline.com/windsurfing/cams.htm
there has been an air stagnation warning all week for our area.
the water temp at Bonneville and it's currently 44F/6.5C
as of noon yesterday. This is a couple degrees colder than average for
this time of year.
Minimum annual average water temp is 39F/4.0C which occurs at the end
of January.
Your killing me here Mel, i felt guilty about telling my boss that i was leaving at 2pm last friday already... I will try to make it. Live by the wind and die by the wind
- David
Mel,
You going for the wind or the cold? (Of course, they seem to go hand in hand). I'm afraid I'll have to sit this one out. I'll have to w*&#rk.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Weather graph is saying 22 to 30, work will have to manage without me.
van pugh anyone?
As you noted Randy, they are a pair.
Alan,
I hope to be at Van Pugh, if the forecast holds, it's going to be alittle chilly.
Gene
Gene Mathis
David,
"Live by the wind and die by the wind =P"
Is 'P' for Poverty??
We have sailed in colder conditions... I'm shooting for noon:30
I'll be at VP - looks like we'll want to bring the small stuff - could be a real blow.
5 of us sailed Stevenson,WA today i was on a 4.2 sunny and about 38degreees- willl sail Thur.
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROOSTER ROCK...CASCADE LOCKS...HOOD
RIVER...STEVENSON...CARSON...SKAMANIA
251 PM PST WED DEC 6 2006
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOWS 30 TO 35. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 10 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGHS 35 TO 45. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 15 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 35. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 10 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 35 TO 45. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...AND EAST WIND 15 MPH NEAR HOOD RIVER.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 30 TO 35. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH CASCADE LOCKS WESTWARD...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. NEAR HOOD RIVER...LIGHT WIND.
SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 40 TO 45
Statement as of 9:25 PM EST on December 06, 2006
... Wind Advisory remains in effect from 12 PM to 8 PM EST
Thursday for north and parts of central Georgia...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 12 PM to 8 PM EST
Thursday for north and parts of central Georgia.
A cold front will move across north and central Georgia early on
Thursday. Strong winds will increase behind this front for Thursday
afternoon. Winds of 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph can be expected
for some areas... especially over north Georgia.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph or
wind gusts of at least 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can
make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles.
Use extra caution.
Gene Mathis
Yo Phlipper, What makes it blow east so hard?
hehe, looks like i will be making it after all. getting off work at 2pm and heading over to old federal. should be windsurfing up there by 3. Konrad should be up there around the same time.
ps chris,
is a sideways smily face, im gonna have to call you old for that one, hehe
d'oh
Below is it what they saw today at Rooster Rock while i sailed about 15-20 miles up river at Stevenson on a 4.7 it was 25-35mph.
Pressure Reports
6:05 pm update
Portland-Dalles:
East .26 decreasing
"Went to Roosters and watched the show with John. It's probably been
windier there sometime (I'm told a gust over 100 mph was registered
near there once), but I've not seen it. Shore to shore spindrift
sometimes rising higher than the channel marker tripod (20+ feet?).
Genuinely big, beautiful swell rolling down the river. Neat to see,
but not sail obviously. Even walking in the parking lot was
difficult... and forget about the stairs. Sky overcast and air cold.
County sheriff came by to ask if we were really crazy enough to try
sailing"
At 6 AM the gradient between PDX and The Dalles is .20 hg and
decreasing. Stevenson was averaging 33 and Troutdale 28 mph out of the
east.
The Temp. is usually around 33 in The Dalles and 39 in Portland(PDX)
High pressure east WA and OR
http://www.gorgeonline.com/windsurfing/cams.htm
there has been an air stagnation warning all week for our area.
the water temp at Bonneville and it's currently 44F/6.5C
as of noon yesterday. This is a couple degrees colder than average for
this time of year.
Minimum annual average water temp is 39F/4.0C which occurs at the end
of January.