¡Buenos dias! An Oceansat satellite pass late last evening indicated that the position of an E-W oriented ridge of high pressure, key to our wind forecast for the next several days, was likely to our north near Mulege. The latest forecast models are in generally good agreement that our background flow this morning will transition from a west-northwest direction to a more northerly one by mid afternoon, and with sunny skies expected, our local thermal should be able to gradually pull the flow onshore. The ridge of high pressure is expected to hold firm through Friday, with ample north background flow expected and sunny skies giving us an added thermal boost each day. Model are in excellent agreement that surface high pressure will then begin to build into the western U.S. on Saturday, and this will tighten the surface pressure gradient over BCS and increase our background north flow significantly. Solid north flow is forecast to continue through Sunday, then diminish a bit on Monday. Long-range models are in good agreement that our background flow will become light on Tuesday as a broad area of low pressure forms over the southwestern U.S.
- Today…Sunny. Northwest wind becoming north and increasing to 16-20 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Sunday…Mostly sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Monday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. East wind 8-10 mph.