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”…
Ventura fire, Gorge, Bay, SoCal, Baja winds! by Mike Godsey Today we are seeing unusually strong late easterly winds over much of the west coast from the Gorge to the Sea of Cortez. These winds are stirring unusual late season fires in Southern California. Kerry, our forecaster who lives near the Ventura fire but is…
Wind patterns change fast for the Bay Area and Southern California. by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com As the remains of Tropical Storm Lidia moved from Baja waters to west of the Southern California Bight it shook up the wind patterns for both the S. F. Bay Area and Southern California making for fast changes…
Below is an animation of the wind patterns of Hurricane Harvey on Friday Aug. 25 as modeled by the ECMWF.
Maybe the sensor is not broken? by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com Hi ctuna, You are not the only one to notice the “wacky” San Luis readings. No we have not moved the sensor and there are no new structures near the sensor. But something has changed and that is the Bay Area wind patterns….