Sergio now tracking south of Puntat San Carlos. by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com Today, Oct 10, 2018, hurricane Sergio has made the boomerang turn to the east as modeled. But it has taken a more southerly of all the modeled trajectories. This means it will pass over Baja well south of the surf sailing mecca of San Carlos….
Hurricane Sergio boomerang! by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com So take a look at this first image. It shows the tracks of all the hurricanes in the eastern Pacific in the period 1980-2005. It is clear that the vast majority of such hurricanes originate off Central America then curve south of the tip of Baja then zoom…
The worse for 3rd & The best for Pt. Isabel. by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com The title may be a bit of an overstatement but it captures the flavor of the 2018 San Francisco Bay Area kite and windsurfing season at the 2 sites that suffered and benefitted the most. Looking at the wind graphs to the right…
The NPH is still creating an eddy near San Francisco. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com For weeks the Bay Area has seen one counter-clockwise spinning eddy and/or low-pressure system to our west. The resulting southerly coast wind has held the typical NW coast winds far from shore. The result of all the southerly flow has made for the…
Expect southerly eddy winds from Baja to Northern California. by Mike Godsey This is a rough draft but I wanted to get this imagery out to you ASAP. Most models agree that an unusully “mega eddy” pattern develops along the west coast form Baja Norte to north of Bodega Bay this Sunday. This will bring southerly winds to all of…
What it means for today’s winds in Southern California, San Francisco Bay Area, California coast, Baja and The Gorge by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com Today the North Pacific High is the master of the eastern Pacific from The Gorge to Southern California to Baja to Hawaii. All of these venues will have winds today that are mostly…
Good eddy, bad eddy. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com There are several scenarios for creating micro to mesoscale eddies. Two of the more common factors is a very localizeed low pressure area and wind shear as wind rounds a point or cape. Southern California kiters and windsurfers are very familiar with the wind killing Catalina Eddy…
Quick shift from WNW to SW winds. by Mike Godsey Looking at the ocean buoys winds today you would think that NW clearing winds are ramping up. But you would be thinking wrong. (But thinking right if you launch along the Central California coast, Southern California or Baja!) This animation shows today’s wind picture. First,…
NW winds retreat to Baja waters then return…barely. Golden Gate photo and text by Mike Godsey As you have probably noticed the North Pacific High’s surface NW ocean winds have been weakening in Bay Area the last several days. And if my extended forecast for tomorrow is correct we completely lose the winds tomorrow. This is…
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”…