Author: Mike Godsey

WEST COAST WIND BLOG: The North Pacific High makes winds more NW.

Daily human La Ventana & Los Barriles forecast: Sunday, December 30, 2018 by Mike Godsey : Gorge & Baja photos & videos ,ikiteesurf.com/iwindsurf.com, mikeATiwindsurf.com The high pressure over the Great Basin weakens Sunday and moves eastward so the El Norte winds fade some. At the same on the Pacific side of Baja the North Pacific High builds and NW winds run…

Read More

West Coast Wind Blog: El Norte vs. Subtropical Jet Stream & low clouds.

Daily human La Ventana & Los Barriles forecast. by Mike Godsey : Gorge & Baja photos & videos  ikitesurf.com/iwindsurf.com, mikeATiwindsurf.com  UPDATED immage at 9:40 AM The long promised El Norte winds are hitting low 20’s outside at dawn today but the also promised clouds are an issue. The satellite imagery shows that the high subtropical jet stream clouds are…

Read More

WEST COAST WIND BLOG: El Norte winds but clouds may be an issue

Daily human La Ventana & Los Barriles forecast. by Mike Godsey : Gorge & Baja photos & videos  ikitesurf.com/iwindsurf.com, mikeATiwindsurf.com  Nice blue skies yesterday and today but looking at the image below you can see in yellow and orange the moisture and clouds of the subtropical jet stream above 10,000 ft. This mass of water vapor is streaming from…

Read More

West Coast Wind Blog: El Norte winds Saturday

by Mike Godsey : Gorge & Baja photos & videos  ikitesurf.com/iwindsurf.com, mikeATiwindsurf.com  Daily human La Ventana & Los Barriles forecast. There is high pressure building in the Great Basin this Friday Tuesday, December 28, 2018. Right now it looks like the isobars only tighten over the northern Sea of Cortez Friday with a full El Norte wind event arriving…

Read More

West Coast Wind Blog: Subtropical jet limits winds even more today.

by Mike Godsey : Gorge & Baja photos & videos  ikitesurf.com/iwindsurf.com, mikeATiwindsurf.com  Daily human La Ventana & Los Barriles forecast. This satellite animation shows the high thin clouds from the subtropical jet stream that kept the inland valleys from fully heating yyesterday. That and the slight NNW rather than N. angle of the winds made it hard for the…

Read More

West Coast Wind Blog: Baja El Norte, Wed., December 19, 2018

High pressure builds so stronger wind! by Mike Godsey : Gorge & Baja photos & videos ikitesurf.com/iwindsurf.com, mikeATiwindsurf.com Daily human La Ventana & Los Barriles forecast. Tuesday saw solid wind but today we should see earlier and stronger winds. This animation starts with the setup Tuesday. Notice the North Pacific High in red which indicates higher pressure. Notice the lobe or…

Read More