This should mean strong winds for most of the Bay Area and Southern California, but… by Mike Godsey Take a look at my forecasts for today, April 19, for the Bay Area and Southern California. Both forecasts call for strong wind as a combo of the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds and a strong pressure gradient…
Southerly storm track and surface ridges are the culprits. by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com So far this spring there has been lots of passing storms but rather sparse NW clearing winds in the wake of storms. Part of the problem is that the storm track is a bit further south than typical this spring. And that tends…
North Pacific High pushes a ridge inland and coast winds weaken. by Mike Godsey I will be updating this blog with text..tomorrow. But this animation should give you the story about today’s (April 12) strong NW wind and why we will probably forecasting weaker winds the next few day.
Quick shift from WNW to SW winds. by Mike Godsey Looking at the ocean buoys winds today you would think that NW clearing winds are ramping up. But you would be thinking wrong. (But thinking right if you launch along the Central California coast, Southern California or Baja!) This animation shows today’s wind picture. First,…
NW winds retreat to Baja waters then return…barely. Golden Gate photo and text by Mike Godsey As you have probably noticed the North Pacific High’s surface NW ocean winds have been weakening in Bay Area the last several days. And if my extended forecast for tomorrow is correct we completely lose the winds tomorrow. This is…
NW clearing winds hit the S. F. Bay Area! by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com Text and imagery update later today! The animation below shows the trajectory of the cold front and the arrival of the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds.
Very weak Bay Area winds. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com I know some of you hate meteorological geek talk like “upper troughs” since all you care about is the what size kite or sail you are likely to be able to use. So you may have sighed when Ben introduced the term “Cull Zone”…
North Pacific High’s winds rip in Southern California by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com It is not too often that San Diego has low 20’s wind at dawn. While these winds will quickly drop into the mid-teens at San Diego rest of Southern California will see strong NW to WNW winds this afternoon. This first…
Nagging storm system diverts NW wind. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com Recall that we started the California forecast season in February for the first time in the history of our company. We did this because the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds started to hit the California coast earlier than usual Since we…
While ikitesurf.com & iwindsurf.com say: “plus weak winds” Why? by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com (Actually, the photo above is from the cam of the great folks the Alameda Boardsports facility) So we just had a storm pass over Northern California yet there is no sign of the usual NW clearing winds from the…