West Coast Wind Blog: by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com The peak of the Baja season is ending with fewer people coming down in March. Meanwhile, I am getting busy doing the Southern California & Central California coast forecasts and soon the San Francisco Bay…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com The February 14 Valentine blog talked about overall causes of the unusual southerly winds in the Sea of Cortez. Today’s blog shows a close up of these winds. Now if only that low pressure was closer to us we could…
La Ventana and Los Barriles are famous for their reliable northerly winds and swell. Sometimes those northerly winds from the North Pacific High and high pressure in the 4 corners are strong sometimes mild but always northerly. But a few times each season those venues see weak southerly winds which may get into the foil…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com La Ventana is renowned for being a window to spectacular SUNRISES. Of course, there is a demographic which has been coming here for years and has yet to see a sunrise. But as my banner photo shot, last Saturday…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com Part one of this blog discussed the basic causes of the low-pressure trough that helps our El Norte winds flow down the Sea of Cortez. This blog focuses on the role of topography in shaping that low-pressure trough. As…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com I always talk about high pressure and our northerly winds. Mostly I labor over the location of high pressure in the Great Basin and 4 corners. And sometimes I mention the winds of the North Pacific High that span…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com Yesterday, I mentioned that moderate to strong El Norte winds were likely today. However, with my extremely slow internet connection I can often can not look at all the variables. Now in this inky predawn the satellite shows some…
by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast How to use our NEW RASTA BEACH SENSOR north of El Sargento! This is what I call a combo day. All of the factors that make wind for Baja’s East Cape are weak. But they act in concert and COULD bring a moderate winds day. BUT… As this…
by Mike Godsey How to use our NEW RASTA BEACH SENSOR north of El Sargento! Common sense would suggest that after such strong northerly wind Friday today would be at least a moderate northerly day. As usual common sense is wrong. Instead, we are likely to see mild SE winds. In science, it often helps…