¡Buenos dias! An evening satellite pass measured solid NNW winds of 10 knots over much of the southern Sea of Cortez. The latest batch of model forecasts shows that background flow will increase a bit today as surface high pressure centered near Salt Lake City early this morning builds southeastward and the surface pressure gradient over BCS tightens. Infrared satellite loops indicated only a few patches of mid-level clouds to our east, and model forecasts show only a few thin, high clouds possible late this afternoon so our local thermal should be in fine form. The surface pressure gradient is forecast to weaken on Wednesday, but at this point it looks like we’ll still see sufficient background north flow to help trigger another windy afternoon. Thursday looks like a down day, as models show only light onshore flow. A relatively weak surface high pressure system is then forecast to build into the interior west of the U.S. on Friday, with marginal north background flow returning to our region. The weak surface high will then build into the 4-corners region on Saturday, with north flow likely increasing a bit here. At this point it appears that solid north flow will continue through Sunday, with winds deacresing again on Monday.
- Today…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Wednesday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. East wind 8-10 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 14-16 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 16-18mph.
- Sunday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Monday…Mostly sunny. North wind 14-16 mph.