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…
..A Combo of low pressure in the Great Basin and turbulent NW winds just aloft. by Mike Godsey Check out the headlines in Kerry’s forecast and the details in the text. This is a pattern we see frequently in the spring where the normal moderate NW clearing winds become very strong but also extremely up…
Ventura fire, Gorge, Bay, SoCal, Baja winds! by Mike Godsey Today we are seeing unusually strong late easterly winds over much of the west coast from the Gorge to the Sea of Cortez. These winds are stirring unusual late season fires in Southern California. Kerry, our forecaster who lives near the Ventura fire but is…
Because Planning, Swell Size, Fades, Directions… by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com How to use the Viento sensor: 1. Most days the winds build at Viento before reaching the Hatch, Swell, Event Site launch sites. So the Viento sensor gives you an early hint for planning your day. 2. Likewise a mid day fade at Viento often…
This satellite imager from dawn to dusk Oct. 12 gives you a feeling for the scale of the tragic North Bay fire. Mike Godsey MikeATiwindsurf.com
2 factors make it unlikely much of that wind will reach into the San Francisco Bay Area. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com Take a look at the powerful NW winds in the mid 20’s to low 30’s at the ocean buoys predawn today when I was doing your forecast. Then look at the…
Central Valley thermal low over Bay so glassy AM and weak PM winds. by Mike Godsey, mike ATiwindsurf.com Check out the reflections at Pt. Diablo in my banner above and the reflection of the south tower of the Golden Gate this morning. It is rare to see such calm conditions even in fall. It is…