Author: Mike Godsey

The North Pacific High pushes a ridge inland that evolves into high pressure in the Great Basin

In response N to NE winds develop in The Gorge, Southern California, Bay Area and Baja. by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Yep, its fall and the winds begin a ramp down in The Gorge, Southern California, Bay Area. But in Baja we are  seeing the first hints of the coming winter time El Norte winds. And today we are seeing…

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North Pacific High’s surface NW winds return LATE Friday and Saturday…

…. Weak storm system departs by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com In this  video blog from yesterday you saw who the weak storm system currently hitting the Bay Area resulted in the North Pacific High and its NW winds retreating  to the south while mild SW storm winds prepared to hit the Bay Area. As this storm departs late Friday and Saturday we see…

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The North Pacific High takes a short vacation to it’s winter time home.

Northern California deprived of NW wind while Gorge lacks high pressure for the duration.  by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Funny how we take things for granted. Each year around late September the NW wind gradually becomes weaker and less reliable and by late Oct. it is often only a memory.  The Bay Area has the most reliable winds on…

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