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Post by nbon » Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:51 am

I'm assuming Alameda not so good on a true N or NE wind as that is an offshore direction there?

Point Pinole...hmmm. Read on the site guide that there are submerged pilings there...?? Sounds sketchy.

Seems like 3rd would be on shore with a long fetch of open water...but not speaking from experience here :?:

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Post by le noun » Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:42 pm

nbon wrote:I'm assuming Alameda not so good on a true N or NE wind as that is an offshore direction there?

Point Pinole...hmmm. Read on the site guide that there are submerged pilings there...?? Sounds sketchy.

Seems like 3rd would be on shore with a long fetch of open water...but not speaking from experience here :?:

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Aloha wrote:Lol noun I love that you embrace my terminology but here I think it's technically called a "Diablo wind". It is an off-shore flow coming from the inland valleys. We experienced it yesterday and looks like we're still getting some today

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http://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/wind/streaklines.shtml

It is a reverse to the summer thermal so I affectionately dub it the "Kona Wind" or reverse of our traditional summer "Trade Wind" :]

It's more about flow from delta out through gate than it is about north bay to south bay. If you use the link above current streakline should give you an idea of what I'm talking about. There is a double venturi happening first through the Berkeley Hills & North bay pass to the delta, then 2nd through the Gate. It creates a strong on-shore flow to Crissy that is caught in b/w

In the summer 3rd works so consistently because the San Bruno pass (that gap just below San Francisco) venturis and dumps strong NW directly onto 3rd. When the system is working in reverse 3rd is at the big end of that funnel, not the small one so I wouldn't think gets the same mojo as summer
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Post by stewart » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:04 pm

What about Sandy Beach by Rio Vista? I've done a N there, but a NE?

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Post by CdoG » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:00 pm

Back in the day that's kinda where the wind surfers would go
But that's the north side of the river
You might check out the south side aka glass beach
that way you won't get blown across river you just starting out on the blown down side of the river
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Post by Greg » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:00 pm

everyone should converge on T.I., and bring you're Grandma- :mrgreen:

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Post by rvv » Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:41 pm

reyrivera wrote:...but, ..., where do you go on NNE wind direction?
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Post by nick_80044 » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:10 am

Greg wrote:everyone should converge on T.I., and bring you're Grandma- :mrgreen:
There's a launch/land spot on T.I. .... ?

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Post by keithdkd » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:34 am

Wednesday is also looking like it might be good, at HMB, Bodega and Reyes

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Post by le noun » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:52 pm

keithdkd wrote:Wednesday is also looking like it might be good, at HMB, Bodega and Reyes
Looks like it would be side offshore wind at hmb. i keep the idea to go to Crissy on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Post by Ron » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:01 pm

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