Too much of a good thing: when NW and WSW winds fight. by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Yesterday, April 25, I forecast strong winds at almost every site. However the text for the East Bay had some caveats: Pt. Isabel: “WSW winds ramp up the turn NW and die.” Berkeley: “WSW winds build to upper teens but may fade…
Clearing progressing as expected expected by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com If you looked at the satellite imagery predawn today or even out the window it did not look promising for reliable winds and most of the sky covered with heavy clouds. So when you read in the forecast that I expected a “hole in the clouds” to…
Where were the NW winds yesterday and why are they more likely today by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com I am glad I was not forecasting yesterday April 22. The night before Mark forecast solid NW winds building along the coast. And Ben, Wednesday morning, was going crazy trying to figure out if the SW flow would finally end and if the…
Rough Draft Yea, you read about upper ridges and upper troughs all time in the forecast. Let’s see them in action! by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Check it out! The top image songs gusty winds in the mid 20’s range all day at Sherman Island. And the inset shows the wild gusts on the hilltops around the bay. Now…
Or as Buffalo Springfield once said: “Is April is the new June?” by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Look at the first bunch of images taken this morning and you can see that everything looks normal…. for June. I mean, what is going on? Deep fog burying the entire California coast and well inland. Sherman Island blowing in the…
What does this mean and why will the winds be weak today? by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Something is really weird with the wind this morning. Looking at the Bay Area wind graph at 9AM you are seeing mostly NE winds. And looking at the model animation above you can see the ocean winds are NNW…
The Bay wins today but mostly loses tomorrow. While the Gorge sees beautiful warm weather but no wind. by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Typically when the iwindsurf.com forecast mentions a ridge from the NPH and NW ocean winds but NNE winds aloft over the bay only weak winds are forecast for the Bay Area. Today, April 15, should be an exception…
But sliver of the NPH keeps modest NW near the Bay by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com This animation is chock full of weather action. First note the massive “new” North Pacific High north of Hawaii and its clockwise spinning winds. Typically this high pressure would be just west of the California coast bringing us strong NW wind. Also note…
forecast the fate of the North Pacific High becomes tricky. by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Looking at the model animation below you can see the huge Cut-Off Low west of California. The SW winds created by this low will not impact the surface winds in the Bay Area. However below this Cut-Off Low there is a surface storm and together they…
Lingering storm system keeps NPH from Bay Area. by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Well the scattered showers have subsided and the skies are mostly blue so where are the typical strong NW clearing winds from the North Pacific High? And why are the ocean winds more WSW to weak NW the next few days rather than the normal…