If you live on the California or Oregon coast it seems like a regular day with dense fog at dawn. But above that fog and in the eyes of inlanders it is an atypical day with high thin clouds from the Sea of Cortez overhead from San Diego to the Columbia River Gorge. So take…
Spring on the west coast is usually fairly predictable even on the large scale. In March the North Pacific High’s average size increases and it moves closer to Baja Norte and wave folks migrate to fables Punta San Carlos and the endless wave. On the California coast, spring means mild winds and gentle weather. Then in…
In this first image, you can see that the North Pacific High’s surface NW winds are roaring down the Northern California and Central California coasts this morning. But notice how all this wind bypasses Southern California waters and there are actually SE winds in the Southern California bight. Where is all this NW going? And why…
West Coast Wind Blog: by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com It was an interesting day on forecasting on the west coast. My California forecasts exceeded the strong winds I forecast but the winds which I said “SHOULD” reach Baja’s East Cape never even hit the…
West Coast Wind Blog: by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com Many thanks to the people who requested the continuation of the daily Baja blogs. Unfortunately, with the season slowly ramping down for most tourists, there were not enough requests to justify working on a blog…
West Coast Wind Blog: by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com Nature always has killers. This porpoise near the Hot Springs had a fatal encounter with a shark. Likewise the fabled reliable wind of Baja’s East Cape often has wind killer lurking to the north and…
Yesterday morning, February 20, even the Portuguese Man-of-Wars were becalmed along with Elizabeth on the Sea of Cortez. It is always amazing how windy it can be one day and so calm the next. After all, you learned in Beach Lore 101 that our winds are created by the pressure gradient produced by inland heating…
West Coast Wind Blog: by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com Years ago when driving the length of the Baja highway was mostly dirt and sand and you carried Jerry cans of gasoline and road repair tools. The scenery was much to same as today but…
West Coast Wind Blog: by Mike Godsey: Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com With a bit of luck Baja’s East Cape had great winds yesterday. Why luck? Because the clouds of the SubTropical Jetstream made a lunge towards us that would have killed the wind if it had happened…
Baja daily human forecast Questions about the forecast: Mail me mgodseywf@gmail.com In recent days a huge summer time size North Pacific High has the winds of the Sea of Cortez very mild. But today a weather system passing to the north of the NPH has encouraged a bit of the high pressure to…