¡Buenos dias! Afternoon winds yesterday again showed a gradient north to south, with the gauge at the campground measuring winds of 12-14 mph while the winds at the Hot Springs were closer to 16 mph (personal observation). Most of the model forecasts show the background flow today will be below the magic number to fully trigger our wind machine, so it looks like very marginal winds at best at the far northern beaches. While some of the models do show a very slight bump on the background flow for Christmas Eve, an increase in cloud cover will likely counteract that. The remainder of forecast looks to be on track, as the latest model runs show an elongated ridge of high pressure will build from the northern Baja Peninsula into Arizona on Christmas Day, with increasing north flow here. The surface pressure gradient will likely tighten a bit more on Friday, with increasing north background flow. Solid north wind will continue into the holiday weekend, with norte conditions on Sunday as surface high pressure begins to build into the interior west of the U.S. The norte may subside a bit on Monday, but at least one of the long-range models shows solid north flow will continue through next week.
(Tides)- Today…Mostly sunny. North wind 10-12 mph.
- Wednesday…Partly sunny. North wind 10-12 mph.
- Christmas Day…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Sunday…Mostly sunny. North wind 22-26 mph.
- Monday…Mostly sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.