Author: Mike Godsey

West Coast Wind Blog: “Perfect Wind” scenario for San Francisco Bay winds.

Max pressure gradient split between Sacramento, Stockton and towards Bakersfield so NW ocean winds accelerate to almost every site that CLEARS. Mike Godsey Forecast Jargon Decoder, April 25, 2024 The eddy and its southerly winds are history as low to mid-20’s winds develop due to: 1. a 3000-mile wide dome of high-pressure, the North Pacific…

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West Coast Wind Blog: Stunningly fast change from strong NW to strong SW ocean winds!

Forecast Jargon Decoder: Mon, Apr 22 2024 Wind forecast For Monday:   Synopsis: The North Pacific High’s surface NW winds move further from shore as low-pressure moves over the coast in the AM, and a counter-clockwise eddy develops encouraged by the low-pressure and NNE winds aloft. The eddy never dies even as the low-pressure retreats back…

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West Coast Wind Blog: Why does a pressure gradient towards Bakersfield matter for San Francisco winds?

by Mike Godsey Forecast Jargon Decoder: April 7, 2024 Strong coast winds and GUSTY LATE winds Crissy Beach to Alameda to Peninsula launch sites. Weaker WNW for Benicia, Pt. Isabel, Race Track and Berkeley. Update: Getting skeptical about the strong wind forecast inside the Bay given the current weak NE winds? I am keeping to the…

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West Coast Wind Blog: Wintry Duo of high-pressure brings strong April wind to Baja.

by Mike Godsey Forecast Jargon Decoder: April 2, 2024 Amazingly in April, we have a perfect mid-winter pattern with Windy Duo, the North Pacific High, and the Four Corners high-pressure making a cameo appearance. Their isobars merge over the southern Sea of Cortez pumping northerly winds towards a low-pressure well south of Cabo Wabo. Add…

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