Warm water friend, Topography Foe. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com Hurricane Newton has been sliding up Baja’s Sea of Cortez the last few days and passed near La Ventana and Los Barriles will few reports of damage despite strong winds and heavy rain. Recent years have seen unprecedented numbers of tropical storms and hurricanes curving off…
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…
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…
Baja, Gorge, SoCal, Bay Area, Maui…it all starts at the ITCZ by Mike Godsey This blog is a more detailed and imagery based version of a recent forum post. You have probably wondered where the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds and the thermal winds it turbocharges disappear to in the fall. And more importantly what…
Massive North Pacific High brings NW winds to most of the California coast by Mike Godsey Yep it is mid fall the time of fading winds on the California coast as the North Pacific High shrinks and moves southward away from the Golden State. The time of year when the days are shorter and the temperatures…
The Pacific is hot and hurricanes common. by Mike Godsey Surely at this point you are wondering what the hell is going on with NW clearing winds in late Oct. Here are some quick insights: Take a look at Kerry’s great recent blog about the vast amount of heat the oceans have been storing in…
Endless Cut-Off Low kills surface wind then ejects… NPH fills in. by Mike Godsey (If all you care about is the coming NW wind skip all this jargon and imagery and scroll down to the bottom animation!) Considering it is late fall the Bay Area has seen a good number of windy days. This…
Yep! NW clearing winds in Oct! by Mike Godsey For many days a weak surface low pressure has been blocking the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds from reaching the Bay Area. Finally yesterday the upper trough at ≈ 18,000 ft. brought some scattered showers to the Bay Area. Nothing unusual about all of this….
Gorge, Bay Area winds weaken. by Mike Godsey The Bay Area coast had wild winds Friday and moderate winds a many sites Saturday while the same day the Gorge had winds into the 30’s. Yet both venues will have much milder winds today. All of this despite today seeing a massive North Pacific High lording…