¡Buenos dias! An evening pass by one of the ASCAT satellites measured 15 knot NNW winds just east of Cerralvo, with stronger winds to the north…reaching 25 knots east of Loreto. An large ridge of high pressure extended from the eastern Pacific well into the west-central U.S. this morning, and with a tight surface pressure gradient over BCS, we will see a very windy afternoon. A few thin, high clouds will stream overhead from time to time, but there should be ample sunshine to trigger our local thermal and help pull most of any remaining west component out of the wind. As bad as the wind was last week, this week will be on the other end of the sptectrum as all of the latest model forecasts show the ridge of high pressure to our north will remain nearly stationary through next weekend and only gradually weaken. At this point it looks like enough north background flow will last through Sunday to continue the streak of windy days. Extended range models show the wind party may last through the following week as well, as surface high pressure remains locked in place to our north.
(Tides)- Today…Mostly sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Wednesday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Friday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Saturday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Sunday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.