North Pacific High makes an early move to its summer home. But is should return, briefly…… by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Every spring the North Pacific High slowly moves up the coast from west of Baja ending up west of the Pacific Northwest. Of course it gets bumped southward with most storms or upper troughs passing to the north. But…
Video: Why such a large and long lasting Catalina Eddy today? by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com The causes of the Catalina Eddy that so often shuts down Southern California winds while creating weak SSE wind are complex. And one of these days I will do a special blog covering that topic. But today let’s focus on why today’s Catalina Eddy is so…
How can the wind blow 20 to 30 knots WEST Sunday and 20-30 knots EAST Monday? by Mike Godsey To understand this crazy 180 degree switch in wind direction you have to look at the big picture. Take a look at the video of the Pacific yesterday that I annotated. Find the North Pacific High the winds that spiral out…
Why Southern California strong WNW winds and Bay Area unreliable SW winds. by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Ever wondered exactly what North Pacific High looks like? Well today in this video of model output the North Pacific High is hard to miss. It is that massive dome of high pressure air between Hawaii and Baja. Note how the wind…
One high pressure creates 4 different wind patterns by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com Looking at the video animation to the right you can see strong winds pouring out from high pressure in the Great Basin and 4 corners regions of the USA. To the south note the fame El Norte winds of Baja’s Sea of Cortez. To the…
Sea Turtles of La Ventana Bay Sea Turtles have existed for millenniums and yet in our short life time we may be both witness to and culpable for their extinction. With each new hatching there is new life and new hope, but only one in a thousand live to maturity. We can take an active…
Our Movie | Sea Turtles of La Ventana Bay NATURAL HERITAGE AWARENESS PROGRAM TELESECONDARY SCHOOL #10, EL SARGENTO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MÉXICO About the NHAP The Natural Heritage Awareness Program began in May of 2008 to bring about to the students an awareness of all things natural surrounding them and the means of identifying and understanding it…
Home | Human Forecasts | FAST forecast | La Ventana vs. Los Barriles | Model forecasts | Road Rules | Driving Down | Baja wind | Windy sites | Food & Water | Camping| Resorts | Money, insurance, pets | Hurricane Diary | Zoom Baja Maps | Windless days | East Cape driving maps | Wireless & Internet | Fish/Surf | Baja photos | Support local businesses There are two major areas of mountain single wide bike trails in the La Ventana and El Sargento area. The map to the right shows the two areas where these…
Baja Guide Links: Home | Human Forecasts | FAST forecast | La Ventana vs. Los Barriles | Model forecasts | Road Rules | Driving Down | Baja wind | Windy sites | Food & Water | Camping| Resorts | Money, insurance, pets | Hurricane Diary | Zoom Baja Maps | Windless days | East Cape driving maps | Wireless & Internet | Fish/Surf | Baja photos | Support local businesses This page is under construction. But in the meantime study these graphics to understand the differences between the wind at Los Barriles and La Ventana.
Most cellular providers have special temporary plans you can set up before you leave to greatly reduce your cost of making calls from Baja. For example I use the AT&T Viva Mexico add-on plan so calls from Mexico just use my regular and rollover minutes. You can set this plan to begin when you arrive…