by Mike Godsey, iwindsurf.com/ikitesurf.com, mikeATwindsurf.com I took the helicopter photo in my banner above on a day when it was nearly calm at Pt. Diablo just outside the Golden Gate’s north tower. But the strong NW aloft were buffeting the copter and there were strong surface winds inside the Golden Gate off Crissy. This morning…
by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com In Part 1 of this blog, Blame in on the kid I wrote about how unusual this season has been due in part to an El Nino pattern. And for the west coast, El Nino means an unusually southerly storm track. That blog left off talking about an 1000 mile…
by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com Here is part 2 of this blog. Did you notice how much weaker the Gorge winds were yesterday July 8, 2019? And you have also probably noticed that this season has mostly had cooler air and water temperatures for this time of year. And there have been more winds out…
by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com We have added a Public Domain sensor located on the John Day River Bridge east of Rufus. It will read LOW compared to the actual wind at Rufus but by looking at the wind at The Wall sensor and this sensor you will have a good idea of how windy it…
by Matt Sounders & Mike Godsey You may have noticed that the weather has gone a bit bonkers this year for much of the west coast. And, no, you’re not alone in having this impression since the data backs up your impression. And, no, it is not Global Weirding, at least not directly. This year the…
by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com mac wrote: “So why is this the gustiest season of memory? NW winds have always been gusty, but now the SW winds are as well.” Hi Mac, Simple answer… This season we have often had: 1. El Nino conditions that make it more likely that part of the North Pacific High…
by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com The Southern California coast winds were a bit stronger than forecast yesterday June 28. With an upper trough overhead, the marine layer clouds far inland at dawn and typically the onshore flow and an AM eddy would keep the clouds lingering near the coast. This in turn typically limits heating and…
by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com So it was mid-day and hour after my 11:30 AM forecast update for the San Francisco Bay Area when the messages from customers started arriving: The first was from boggsman1 From: boggsman1 To: windfind Posted: 26 Jun 2019 19:16 Subject: Re: FOG! Mike, Its practically raining in the city today, thickest…
by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com The battle is on! There is a tiny eddy near Stinson and a larger ribbon like eddy running from the Golden Gate to Santa Cruz creating southerly ocean winds near shore. Meanwhile, very strong NW winds from the North Pacific High are roaring just west of our ocean buoys. At dawn…
by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com In this El Nino year, the average storm track is further southward and this more southerly pathway of the upper-level winds has often caused the isobars of the North Pacific High to move and often anchor over far Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. This, in turn, causes the NPH’s isobars…