No wind? Salmon watching on the Klickitat

Although windurfing weather has been terrible these past couple weeks, i.e. no wind, the weather has been great for gorge alternative activities. Salmon are running up the Klickitat River and viewing is very easy. Below is a preview of what there is to see. (Change settings to 1080p and fullscreen for best viewing.)

Chasing Sean Aiken at the Hatchery

A few days ago at the Hatchery Sean Aiken was ripping it up. I thought I was getting some great video until I looked at the lens: fogged! Well, a few edits made it good enough to post, I hope. Be sure to reset quality as high as you can go, full screen helps too--it needs all the help it can get. Thanks Sean.

Fixes and Enhancments

Text forecasts fixed: Gorge  Coast

America the Beautiful (video)

A little pre-4th ride out east!
(Select highest HD setting from lower menu for best viewing, should be 1080p after YouTube processing)

 

OR, NOAA map

Afternoon forecast:

(Check timestamp at lower right; if it is is 2 am, scroll down to second table.)

Source: NOAA

Windspeed and Direction Day 1	Wind Gust Day 1
Day 2	Day 2
Day 3	Day 3

Afternoon forecast during evening and night:

Windspeed and Direction Day 1	Wind Gust Day 1
Day 2	Day 2
Day 3	NO DATA Day 3

WA, NOAA map

Forecast (check timestamp, if AM scroll down to second table)
Source NOAA: Avg Wind/Dir. -- Gust -- High Temp -- Low Temp -- Wave Height

Wind Speed and Direction Day 1	Wind Gust Day 1
Day 2	Day 2
Day 3	Day 3

Forecast for afternoon when viewed in evening or at night:

Wind Speed and Direction Day 1	Wind Gust Day 1
Day 2	Day 2
Day 3	NO DATA Day 3

OR/WA Coast info and more

(NOAA unless otherwise noted)

General:  National Data Buoy Center Washington, map, wind Oregon, map, wind Washington, severe weather Oregon, severe weather	Coast: Westport, WA  to Florence OR Chinook, WA (speedsailing) Manzanita, OR Oceanside, OR Lincoln City, OR Newport, OR South Beach Florence, OR South Jetty  Bandon, OR Floras Lake, OR Cape Blanco, OR  Cape Sebastian, OR Pistol River, OR	Water: Waves: Washington map Oregon map River Nautical terrain, BlooSee.com, may require free registration; check 'Nautical Charts' on index: Hood River area Threemile, OR
Destinations New Zealand Chile Baja, PSC

Swell City, The Hatchery WA and The Hook, Event Site, and Sandbar OR

Rowena, OR and Doug's WA

The Wall, WA and Rufus, OR

Roosevelt, WA and Arlington, OR

Loroc, WA and Threemile, OR

Videos

Old detailed forecast

4-day, detailed forecast (refresh for auto-update)
Other similar pages: Week quick view; old detailed view (less frequently updated).

OR/WA Coast and more

(NOAA unless otherwise noted)

General:  National Data Buoy Center Washington, map, wind Oregon, map, wind Washington, severe weather Oregon, severe weather	Coast: Westport, WA  to Florence OR Chinook, WA (speedsailing) Manzanita, OR Oceanside, OR Lincoln City, OR Newport, OR South Beach Florence, OR South Jetty  Bandon, OR Floras Lake, OR Cape Blanco, OR  Cape Sebastian, OR Pistol River, OR	Water: Waves: Washington map Oregon map River Nautical terrain, BlooSee.com, may require free registration; check 'Nautical Charts' on index: Hood River area Threemile, OR
Destinations New Zealand Chile Baja, PSC

Swell City, The Hatchery WA and The Hook, Event Site, and Sandbar OR

Rowena, OR and Doug's WA

The Wall, WA and Rufus, OR

Roosevelt, WA and Arlington, OR

Loroc, WA and Threemile, OR

Forum

GW forum

Saturday: no wind this weekend, temps near 80F

**08:31 am PDT Saturday, forecasts updated
Wind returns Tuesday evening. See forecasts at right.
Detailed forecast

Friday: W wind from The Wall to the east, warm

**10:47 am PDT Friday, forecasts updated
Temps reaching 70's as wind starts up earliest in the east and fills in as far as The Wall. See forecasts at right.
Gorge Detailed Forecast

Friday: W wind MIGHT show near Rosie/Loroc in afternoon

See forecast at right.

Thursday: some E wind at Rooster in afternoon; W wind in east on Friday

**5:24 am PDT Thursday, forecasts updated
See forecasts at right.

Wednesday: good sailing starts at Hatch, then moves far east

**5:30 am PDT Wednesday, forecasts updated
See forecasts at right

Tuesday: no wind today, some tomorrow

*** 6:41 AM PDT Tuesday, forecasts refreshed.
See updated forecast at right.

Monday: W wind starts at Hatch, then moves East

See forecasts at right.

Sunday: Very late Blast at the Hatch

See Custom Forecasts at right.

Sunday: Not much, maybe late

Custom NOAA Forecasts at right.

Saturday: Wind--time to sail!!

**10:04 am PDT Saturday forecasts updated
**Saturday morning updates posted
See forecasts at right.

Friday: Saturday shows limited potential

** Note that detailed forecast now includes next six days! Leave comments if you like, re: bigger file to download on mobile systems

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
Maybe sailable late Friday at the Hatch, temp near 60 F. Saturday wind starts at noon at The Hatch, but best later at The Wall where temps are 65 F.	Not much opportunity after Saturday.	W wind on Friday, S wind on Saturday.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Friday: Forecasts updated

Includes detailed outlook for Friday to Tuesday, see Custom forecasts at right.

Bonus: Saturday and beyond, detailed

Saturday looks like the next sailable day, here is the detailed forecast:

Thursday: Friday backs down, Saturday sailable

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
No wind Thursday. Friday forecast backs down.	Saturday now looks like the best possibility in the week ahead.	S and E strong wind on Thursday.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Wednesday: Afternoon wind from Doug's east

**5:38 am PDT, forecasts refreshed

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
Wed wind, Thursday light	Nothing too promising	S Wind Wed and Thurs
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Tuesday: New forecasts posted

***08:29 am PDT forecasts updated
See columns at right.

Monday: Waiting for Thursday, maybe Saturday

***Tuesday: forecasts updated, see right

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
Light E wind today, shifting to light W wind tomorrow. Temp up to 72 F at the Wall today.	W wind makes brief showing on Thursday at Rosie; also, Saturday/Sunday showing some potential.	S wind, temps near 50 F, not much sailing potential Monday or Tuesday.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Monday: new forecasts updated

**05:25 am PDT, Forecasts refreshed
See Forecast column at right.

Sunday: forecasts updated

***8:30am PDT forecasts updated
See Forecasts at right.

Saturday: E wind in Gorge; Sunday on Coast is Sailable

**09:23 am PDT latest Saturday morning forecast published

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
East wind at Stevenson and Rooster, probably mid-20s mph, temps mid-50s. Sunday, very light.	E wind continues to Monday. Temps approach 70 in East.	Light on Saturday, maybe surge late in the day. Sunday on South Coast looks sailable.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Friday: Light; E wind starts on Sat; Coast S wind up late on Sat

** 9 am PDT forecasts posted

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
The Wall is only good chance of W wind late Friday. Saturday turns to E at Stevenson and Rooster with 55 F temps. Cloudy.	E wind holds through Monday, maybe Tuesday, but temps rise to 70 F by Wed out east: wind dies off.	Light Friday S to SE wind on Saturday from Bandon to Pistol.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Thursday: W at Doug's; E wind on Sat-Tues

** 07:21 pm PDT Thursday: New Friday updates posted

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
Thunderstorms still possible from Doug's east. Best wind at Doug's with Hatch and Wall showing potential. Temps near 50 F. Not much wind anywhere on Friday.	E wind returns on Saturday Through Tuesday. May be best at Loroc, but Rooster is often under forecasted on easterlies so it could be a lot better than now showing. Temps soar to 70 F by Tuesday.	Not much wind on the Coast for Thursday and Friday.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Thursday: Custom NOAA updates published

See links at right.

Wednesday: W at Rosie; Coast thunderstoms

** 9:00 am update now posted**

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
Afternoon thunderstorms and W wind. Best wind near Rosie but could show at Doug's and Maryhill. Temps near 44 F at Doug's and 56 F at Port Kelly. Possibly sailable at Doug's and Maryhill on Thursday.	Very little chance of wind after Thursday out to Monday, but temperatures rise to 60-68F over the weekend.	Thunderstorms make mild SW wind unsailable from Florence to Cape Blanco at height of afternoon. Temps nearing 50 F.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

Wednesday: New NOAA updates published

See Forecasts at right.

Tuesday: E Stevenson shifts to W at Rosie; Coast dies down

GORGE	Gorge, Week	COAST
E wind at Rooster shifting to W wind from Maryhill to points east--Rosie is the sweet spot. High temps up to 60-65 the farther east you go. Chance of rain from Doug's east.	W wind Wednesday, Rosie still the best prospect, but may bleed west to the Hatch. High temps on Wed. down to 55 F. Light wind after through Sunday.	South coast remains windy early in the day, but drops off and light on Wednesday--Florence and Bandon possibly sailable on Wed.
Gorge detailed outlook	Gorge week ahead outlook	Coast detailed outlook

NOTE that river discharge has surged to 334k CFS, up from 126k CFS in mid-February. The rise is a little later than a surge last year in March, but well above the median discharge of the past 133 years. River temps are slightly lower than the median five year temp. River depth is slightly above the 13 year median depth.