¡Buenos dias! An Oceansat satellite pass around midnight confirmed model predictions of decreasing NNW winds over the Sea of Cortez, and all of the most recent numerical model forecasts show very light background flow for today. Surface low pressure lurking off the far northern Baja Peninsula this morning will move slowly inland on Saturday, and circulation around this system will produce northwest to west background winds over BCS. Pacific high pressure will begin building into the Baja Peninsula on Sunday, with increasing NNW winds here. We will see a sunny day on Sunday, so our local thermal should be able to pull most of the west component out of the background flow, but some of the northern beaches may see some wind shadowing and gusty conditions. Surface high pressure will then build into much of the western U.S. on Monday, and with a tightening surface pressure gradient over BCS, we may see norte conditions develop. While norte conditions will likely subside on Tuesday, moderate north background flow is forecast to continue. The surface high is then forecast to build into the 4-corners region of the U.S. on Wednesday and remain in place through Thursday, with solid north background winds continuing here. Sunny to mostly sunny skies should trigger our local thermal as well, with an added thermal boost each day.
- Today…Sunny. Northeast wind 10-12 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. West wind 10-12 mph.
- Sunday…Sunny. North/northwest wind 16-20 mph.
- Monday…Mostly sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Tuesday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.