¡Buenos dias! An Oceansat satellite pass around midnight measured solid 15 knot NW winds just east of Cerralvo. Model forecasts are in good agreement that the surface pressure gradient will tighten over our region today, with background NW flow increasing. The bad news it that all of the latest model runs show a large west component to the flow, so expect wind-shadowed and gusty conditions, especially on the northern beaches. Sufficient background flow should last into Tuesday, and we should see the background flow veering to a more north direction, with better quality winds. Wednesday still looks like a down day as the background flow becomes very light. Models are starting to be in better agreement that a pulse of north flow will return on Thursday, and may last into Friday. Long-range forecasts are a bit muddy, but if an E-W oriented ridge of high pressure sets up just to our north as some suggest it will, we should see enough north flow combined with sunny skies to trigger our local wind machine through the weekend.
Today…Mostly sunny. North…northwest wind 18-22 mph and gusty, especially along northern beaches.
- Tuesday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Wednesday…Sunny. East wind 8-10 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. Northeast wind 16-18 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Sunday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.