Predictive Jargon Decoder: June 29, 2024
Unstable winds of more than ten to twenty degrees are concentrated from central Kinmen to Platinum Gate. Platinum near Isabel T. Isabel to central San Pablo Bay. Meanwhile, Wind No. 3 is unstable. Avenue access, especially late near the launch site.
This model develops into:
1. North Pacific High pressure pushes a strong ridge of high pressure into the Pacific Northwest, producing north-northeast winds along our coast.
2. This causes low pressure to swell over the Marin/Sonoma coast for most of the day.
3. So the northwest ocean is blowing low pressure at the ocean buoy, creating eddies, and the AM south coast winds you saw in our sensors this morning.
4. In the afternoon, the low slowly contracts from Napa to Sacramento, so the eddy disappears, but residual southwest coast winds remain from Pacifica to Golden Gate.
5. This and the Napa/Sacramento-Stockton pressure gradient are stronger than the Bakersfield gradient, concentrating the strongest winds in the teens to 20s from central Golden Gate to Fort Platinum. Isabel.
6. This setup also makes peninsula winds less reliable, especially for The Stick and 3rd. Nearby WSW winds influence WNW winds and therefore the launch location.
Curious about the Bay Area wind? See our wind blog!
