by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com I always talk about high pressure and our northerly winds. Mostly I labor over the location of high pressure in the Great Basin and 4 corners. And sometimes I mention the winds of the North Pacific High that span…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com The cloud situation threatened the quailty of the winds yesterday but the expected hole in the clouds arrived mid day and lead to complete clearing. Hence the strong forecast winds arrived.
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com Clouds will be the deciding factor in today’s forecast as you can see in this first image Ignoring the clouds for now…today has the potential to be a classic El Norte wind with the bulk of the wind coming…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com We are not the only critters that travel using the Sea of Cortez winds. These ocean-going gastropods (snails) use their air bladder to stay afloat but also to ride the wind. Like us, they sometimes make poor decisions and…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com Yesterday, I mentioned that moderate to strong El Norte winds were likely today. However, with my extremely slow internet connection I can often can not look at all the variables. Now in this inky predawn the satellite shows some…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast TODAY and TOMORROW in 2 images. TODAY: TOMORROW!
I am sure that at 10 AM yesterday everyone who reads this forecast in La Ventana and Los Barriles were convinced that all my caveats about clouds spoiling the upper teens to low 20’s forecast were correct. The waters were calm and clouds everywhere. But like magic the skies mostly cleared for La Ventana and…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast How to use our NEW RASTA BEACH SENSOR north of El Sargento! This is what I call a combo day. All of the factors that make wind for Baja’s East Cape are weak. But they act in concert and COULD bring a moderate winds day. BUT… As this…
by Mike Godsey How to use our NEW RASTA BEACH SENSOR north of El Sargento! Common sense would suggest that after such strong northerly wind Friday today would be at least a moderate northerly day. As usual common sense is wrong. Instead, we are likely to see mild SE winds. In science, it often helps…