pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
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 Sat Oct 13, 07 6:48 am IWindsurf's take on Baja this Winter |
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| Quote: | Climate update posted Sept. 1 2007 for the upcoming winter.
It is beginning to look like this upcoming winter will find the pacific in a La Nina pattern after last winters mild El Nino. Last winter El Nino gave Baja lots of cool cloudy weather with many light wind days. If we have a La Nina this winter the pattern will be much more variable with better average wind. Basically the Gorge and the Pacific Northwest will be much wetter with earlier with the average storm track more northward than last year. Generally this means more blue sky in Baja and more time between storms for the 4 corners high to develop. This translates into more days with stronger El Norte winds. During La Nina conditions the North Pacific High is much further north than typical so we should not see the gusty shift winds as NW and NNE winds mixed over the East Cape. At this time the odds of a strong La Nina pattern are estimated at about 60% but by the same token it means a wind limiting El Nino is not very likely. Judging by the atypical stormy weather the Columbia River Gorge has seen in Oct. the La Nina pattern is here to stay Stay tuned for updates. |
http://www.iwindsurf.com/travel.iws?genID=22 |
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