¡Buenos dias! The wind gauge at the campground yesterday showed a relatively unusual profile, as winds made a very slow climb to around 14 mph with gusts to 16 mph by around 2 pm, then began a steeper climb around 3 pm, reaching a peak of 17 mph with gusts to 21 mph fairly late at 5 pm. A series of polar orbiting satellite passes yesterday afternoon showed yesterday’s late show was driven by a substantial increase in the background flow, as opposed to our normal thermally-driven peak. An Oceansat satellite pass shortly after midnight last night showed solid 15 knot NNW background flow just east of Cerralvo, and recent model forecasts show similar background flow will continue today. Infrared satellite loops early this morning indicated clear skies across our region, so with full sunshine expected, we will likely see a significant thermal boost much earlier than yesterday’s late show. Models forecasts show that the remainder of the week will bring an on again…off again pattern as surface high pressure to our north weakens and builds again. At this point Monday looks marginal, but we will likely see another solid pulse of north background flow on Tuesday. The middle of the week will likely again see marginal conditions, then another pulse of north flow may arrive on Friday. At this point Saturday looks like another light wind day.
- Today…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Monday…Sunny. North wind 14-16 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 14-16 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. Northeast wind 10-12 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. East wind 8-10 mph.