¡Buenos dias! An ASCAT pass last evening measured light and variable winds over the Sea of Cortez just east of Cerralvo, and the majority of new model forecasts now show light winds will continue today. Although a couple of the models do show light north background flow forming around midday and nearing the threshold to help trigger our wind machine, infrared satellite loops show cloud cover approaching from the southwest, and this will likely significantly dampen our local thermal. Models are in excellent agreement that surface high pressure will build into the Baja Peninsula from the eastern Pacific Monday and Tuesday, with north flow returning here. High clouds will continue to stream into our area through Tuesday, but there are some indications that there will also be some thin patches to allow filtered sunshine to produce at least a partial thermal boost each day. The east Pacific high pressure system is then forecast to become centered several hundred miles west of the northern Baja Peninsula on Wednesday, with the surface pressure gradient tightening over BCS. Model forecasts are in unusually good agreement that the surface high will remain anchored to our west through Saturday, with solid north background flow continuing over the southern Sea of Cortez. At the same time, full sunshine is forecast to return on Wednesday and last into the beginning of next weekend, so our local thermal will be in fine form.
- Today…Partly sunny. Northeast wind 10-12 mph.
- Monday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Wednesday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.