¡Buenos dias! An Oceansat satellite pass late last evening measured NNW winds at 10 knots over the Sea of Cortez just east of Cerralvo, and all of the new model forecasts show the background flow will continue to rapidly diminish this morning, with only light onshore breezes developing this afternoon. Wednesday looks to be another down day as a weak surface low pressure system moves slowly southeastward over the Sea of Cortez and our background flow becomes westerly. Models are in good agreement that as the low moves eastward on Thursday, our winds will become northwest then north, and with sunny skies expected, we should see a windy afternoon. Strong surface high pressure over the interior west of the U.S. is then forecast to build rapidly southeastward into the 4-corners region on Friday, with norte conditions developing here. The norte should slowly subside on Friday, but long-range model forecasts show a relatively tight surface pressure gradient remaining over BCS through the upcoming weekend and into next week, with ample north background flow.
- Today…Mostly sunny. East wind 8-10 mph.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. West…southwest winds 10-12 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. Northwest to north wind 16-20 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 22-26 mph and gusty.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Sunday…Mostly sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.
- Monday…Mostly sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.