Passing upper low bumps NPH towards the west coast so NW winds rip! by Mike Godsey The California coast has seen several days of relatively mild winds as the North Pacific High has held a ridge towards the Pacific Northwest. This tends to angle the NPH away from the coast, make the ocean winds NNW and…
Early arrival of summer type dense marine layer. by Mike Godsey Dawn today in coastal Southern California or S. F. Bay Area found dense fog almost to the surface. These type of marine layer clouds are usually typical of June Gloom and their early arrival is triggered in part by the unusually warm pacific waters this…
Old Cut-Off Low lows and yet another evolves north of Hawaii. by Mike Godsey I will be adding more text to this animation. Each shift in this animation is a new day at ≈ 18,000 ft. The counter-clockwise spinning mass you see mid animation is the Cut-Off Low that is spoiling California wind and…
The Bay Area winds idle as Cut-Off Low forms by Mike Godsey Remember the wild winds of last week that impacted the west coast from the Gorge to the Bay Area to Southern California to Baja? Those winds came from the North Pacific High and now the NPH is on vacation a 1000 miles west of…
Forecast becomes iffy with a possible Cut-Off Low in the picture. by Mike Godsey Take a look at the extended forecast to the right for rest of the week in the first image! Doesn’t it drive you crazy when forecasters use all those weasel words? Why can’t forecasters be decisive and forecast the future with absolute certainty like…
How can endless NW winds…end? Mike Godsey You know the feeling. Your muscles ache from day after day on the water. Your blistered hands say “no more”. Yet you pray to the wind gods “DON’T STOP” It seems that for endless days the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds have roared down the California coast and Baja Norte coasts….
Southern California, Maui, S. F. Bay Area and the Columbia Gorge see winds in the 20-30 knot range at the same time. by Mike Godsey Winds in the Columbia River Gorge in the 20-30 knot range are common. But they are the exception in the S. F. Bay Area and are uncommon most of the season…
Post frontal NW clearing winds develop Saturday. by Mike Godsey Sunday: (updated Thursday April 21 at bottom of blog) If you have lived east of the Rockies you were constantly hearing broadcast meteorologist talk about cold fronts and thunderstorms heading towards your locale. And on the TV weather maps you were always seeing those blue lines…
NW winds ramp up then down. by Mike Godsey
Record high temperatures then an early season marine surge. by Mike Godsey Working on text. Today in the Bay Area many all time record temperatures are likely to be broken as the temps move into the low to mid 90’s. Older windsurfing amongst you will remember that 40 years ago heat waves in the Bay…