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West Coast Wind Blog: Where to go for Baja winter winds.
Where to go for Baja winter winds: by Mike Godsey, mikeATiwindsurf.com First, don’t confuse the April-Oct. down-the-line wave riding at Punta San Carlos and the other spots on the Baja Pacific coast with Sea of Cortez kiting and windsurfing. Different season, different crowd, and scant wave riding except when there is exceptionally big swell that breaks…
Non-Consolidated North Pacific High vs Consolidated
I mentioned in my forecast this morning that the North Pacific High would get a bit more consolidated by this afternoon. However, today is not characterized by a consolidated North Pacific High. This first image, a surface map, shows a non-consolidated North Pacific High pressure over the Eastern Pacific which is the case today. However…
Severe weather in the Northeast
Thunderstorm season in the Northeast US is off to an eye opening start after yesterday’s severe weather outbreak. A strong squall or line of thunderstorms passed through MA down to NJ in the late afternoon and evening bringing damaging winds and localized hail. In the radar image below, note the gust front ahead…
Early Spring Cold Weather Sea Breezes in the Northeast
Early Spring Cold Weather Sea Breezes in the Northeast 4/10/18 …
Southerly storm winds dominate the week.
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson Week Overview January and February saw a strong ridge of High pressure sitting over the West coast. Consequently the West saw an early start to steady Northwesterly winds along the coast. Well as quickly as it started, patterns have changed and instead of looking to the north for our winds…
West Coast Wind Blog: Dec. 5, 2017. Huge high pressure creates powerful easterly winds
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…
West Coast Wind Blog: “I don’t sail at Viento so why should I care about the new Viento sensor…”
Because Planning, Swell Size, Fades, Directions… by Mike Godsey, mike@iwindsurf.com How to use the Viento sensor: 1. Most days the winds build at Viento before reaching the Hatch, Swell, Event Site launch sites. So the Viento sensor gives you an early hint for planning your day. 2. Likewise a mid day fade at Viento often…
West Coast Wind Blog: Hurricane Irma… a little diversion from west coast winds.
Strongest Atlantic Hurricane ever in recorded history? Updated Wed. Sept 6, 2017 by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com Update: This first video is the eye of Irma with average winds of 185 mph Tuesday Morning. Fox News has declared that Hurricane Irma is the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history while other meteorological sources say it is the…