¡Buenos dias! A partial pass by an Oceansat satellite last evening measured 10 knot NW winds over the southern Sea of Cortez, and all of the latest model forecasts show north background flow will increase today as the surface pressure gradient tightens over BCS. Infrared satellite loops showed another sunny day ahead, so with solid north flow and strong late March sun, our local wind machine will be in fine form. Model forecasts are generally in good agreement that an east-west oriented ridge of high pressure extending from the eastern Pacific into the Baja Peninsula will remain nearly stationary through Thursday. Minor movements north to south of this ridge will lead to increasing north flow (the ridge moves north to a position over the northern Baja Peninsula) or decreasing north flow (the axis of the ridge moves south…closer to us). For Tuesday, a storm system moving across the interior west of the U.S. will nudge the ridge a bit farther south, and models show the background north flow decreasing. Several of the more reliable models…including the High Resolution Rapid Refresh model (HRRR)…are forecasting just enough north flow will remain on Tuesday to give us a rideable day. There will be some thin, high clouds at times on Tuesday, but at this point it looks like they will not significantly impact our local thermal. Several models show sufficient north flow will remain in place over our area both Wednesday and Thursday, and with full sunshine expected, we will likely see good thermal boosts each day. Long-range model forecasts are in very good agreement that surface high pressure will begin to build into the western U.S. on Friday, with gradually increasing north flow here. At this point it looks like next weekend will be a windy one as surface high pressure centered far to our north continues building to the south and the surface pressure gradient tightens over BCS.
- Today…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Wednesday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Thursday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
- Saturday…Sunny. North wind 20-24 mph.
- Sunday…Sunny. North wind 18-22 mph.