Yep, it is a conspiracy. The fat cat surface weather machines They all follow the dictates of their climate overlord, the jetstream and its northward migration of the upper troughs and upper ridges winds that steer the surface wind machines. The why behind this annual migration is beyond the scope of this blog but let’s…
It is unusual for my Baja forecast to mention a “Red Tide,” but a recent Facebook thread had folks worried about water contact, so I posted the following. As a long ago marine biologist who spent years in the Sea of Cortez I would guess it is Noctiluca scintillans. Noctiluca is a dinoflagellate, a type…
YeeHaw! EARLY, STRONG, GUSTY El Norte winds everywhere. But winds are strongest south of Los Barriles to Cabo Pulmo. Bottom Line: Winds in the low to mid-20s are filled with gusts and lulls, especially near shore. The strongest winds are south of Los Barriles. Today’s Wind Recipe: Grandpa’s FAVORITE! 1. Add a big dollop of high-pressure…
If you look at the ikitesurf.com/iwindsurf.com sensor at Sorobon Beach on Bonaire and click on the Archive link the wind graphs will confirm what you have probably noticed. The easterly trade winds have been a bit weaker than usual in recent days. Most of the wind in Bonaire comes from the North Atlantic High Pressure,…
The NPH is often the Baja’s East Cape wind hero Can you see why a villain trumps the NPH today?
This year most of our wind on Baja’s East Cape has been a combo of mild local thermal winds and moderate large scale winds. In past decades most of that large scale winds originated in the 4-Corners region of the USA and roared down the Sea of Cortez with a N to NNE angle. That…
Actual wind velocity HUMAN forecast for Rasta Beach, La Ventana and Los Barriles is located on ikitesurf.com iwindsurf.com sailflow.com and fishweather.com Today’s Wind Recipe: 1. To get the strong wind outside we need the heavy clouds to clear which is IFFY. 2. Strong NNW wind from the North Pacific High already streaming out by Isla…
Looks like really good but gusty winds for Rasta Beach, La Ventana and Los Barriles Saturday 15. This is the same set up that used to give Baja’s East Cape wild El Norte winds that started at midnight and roared all day. Long time La Ventana full time resident Dean DeVolpi who lives next to the…
Strong NNE winds best at La Ventana, less reliable towards Rasta Beach and weaker for Los Barriles. (See ikitesurf.com for detailed forecast and velocity tables) 1, The wind killing clouds are now safely south of Cabo. 2. At dawn North Pacific High is sending strong NW winds down the Pacific side and some of that…
Wind Battle: WNW vs. NNE surface wind over the beach area. Remember the winds just aloft will probably be westerly. Things could change overnight but right now I would forecast unreliable winds near shore especially for Tuna to Rasta Beach. More reliable towards South Beach. Notice the possible wind killing cloud forecast if they are…