Pesky surface ridge and passing storms. Part one. by Mike Godsey “When do we get rid of the North Wind in the Bay area? How about a little blog on this?” C. Jutkins I have received a good number of e-mails like this the last week or so. If you kite or sail in the…
Super Cyclone Debbie by Mike Godsey, Pretty windy in much of the S. F. Bay Area today. But Kerry, one of the Weatherflow Bay Area meteorologist, has family near Airlee Beach Australia and it is really windy in that area today as super cyclone Debbie kept the nearest sensor above 100 knots. Here is some imagery from…
Strong SE storm winds rake the Bay Area…briefly. by Mike Godsey Here some imagery of the rapidly developing and fast dying winds that are currently hitting much of the Bay Area. You can see why I am forecasting these winds to die fast both in the satellite imagery and in the model output.
The North Pacific High’s surface NW winds are siphoned off towards the Pacific Northwest by Mike Godsey So it is beach meteorology folklore that after a spring storm that the skies clear and the S. F. Bay Area has strong to wild NW clearing winds? So why did Kerry and I forecast weak winds today…
High pressure blankets mid USA creating strong pressure gradients. by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Tomorrow, Thursday Dec. 8, 2016 will see very strong east winds in the western Gorge to Portland while Baja’s East Cape sees significant El Norte winds. Surprisingly these winds, separated by thousands of miles of land, have the same cause. But first…
Storms dominate northern pacific by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com Remember this summer when the North Pacific High dominated the waters between the west coast and Hawaii? Back then wind most days was a given. So where did the Southern California, Bay Area and Gorge winds go? Part of the answer is the decreased hours of…
Major wintery storm off the coast. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com There are a number of causes of east winds in the Gorge. The most common cause in early fall is the departure of the North Pacific High from our waters and high pressure developing in the Great Basin and Columbia Basin. This means…
Typical wind reversal and strong beach winds may not happen. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Check out all the weasel words in the Sept. 23 forecast and the extended forecast. Why was this and today’s forecast so iffy? The short answer is in the animation below which shows the surface winds at 5PM then…
High pressure overhead crushing marine layer clouds. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com I took the banner photography above while flying in a Coast Guard helicopter during a September heat wave day several years ago. Notice the brownish tint to the skies above San Francisco. In recent days this September we have see a this same pattern. And it…
SE winds from ocean buoys the East Bay . by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com I got a text from Gorge sailor Greg M. at 2:30PM today Tuesday Sept. 13 Just landed at SFO after circling for an hour. And a westerly approach after being told the wind was easterly. Looked south to me. Wtf did…