¡Buenos dias! Patience paid off yesterday as the wind gauge at the campground showed a slow climb during the early afternoon, then a slight decrease in winds around 1:30 as a batch of high clouds moved in, then the resumption of a steady climb to a peak of 18-20 mph between 3 and 4:30 pm. An Oceansat satellite pass just after midnight confirmed model forecasts that the background flow had decreased a bit last evening, and while sufficient north wind is expected to continue today, the big issue will be cloud cover and how it will affect our local thermal. Early morning satellite loops showed extensive mid-level clouds over our region with more streaming in from the southwest. While confidence is low, model forecasts do show a glimmer of hope however, as just enough clearing may occur this afternoon to at least partially trigger our thermal. We should see a return of sunny to mostly sunny skies on Tuesday, and with the background flow increasing, it should be a windy afternoon. Some high clouds will again creep into the picture on Wednesday, but models are showing that they will likely be thin enough to allow filtered sunshine to activate our thermal once more. More extensive cloud cover may move in on Thursday, but at this point I'll be optimistic that we'll salvage a rideable day. The latest model forecast runs continue to be in excellent agreement that a strong surface high will build into the interior west of the U.S. on Friday and send a bona fide norte into BCS. At this point it looks like the norte will last through Saturday, then begin to fade on Sunday.
(Tides)- Today…Partly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Tuesday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Thursday…Partly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 22-26 mph.
- Saturday…Mostly sunny. North wind 22-26 mph.
- Sunday…Mostly sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.