Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | RSS | Seattle | Decals | Gear Events | Photos | Search | Members | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  Please tell me if SI will be good this PM Page Previous  1, 2          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message Spike Since 13 May 2007 1059 Posts Oh, you know... Spelling Expert Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:55 pm     FlyDunes wrote: Blah!... the current was so strong going UP river that even Kelton at 130 lbs was underpowered on an 11m, and even Drew couldn't stay up wind on a 12m and his plank. Really strange conditions. AHA! I was wondering why it was so hard to stay upwind. Pretty fun evening overall though. Blue Since 03 Jul 2007 96 Posts pdx   Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:01 pm     tonylong wrote: Don't feel so bad -- Stevenson was wierd today as well. Feel bad Jones delivered For one _________________ growing up is optional FlyDunes Since 09 Oct 2007 170 Posts Aloha Stoked Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:53 am     kyle.vh wrote: are you saying that the current was going east? or just west, but weakly? yeah it did seem windy (white caps) but looked hard to stay wind... Seriously, it felt like the current was actually flowing toward portland! At one point Drew threw his board in and it did start moving up river at about 3mph! I'm sure the wind was contributing, but it was really strange to see his board floating up river.... _________________ Lets FLY genek Since 21 Jul 2006 859 Posts Beavertron KGB Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:04 am     Tides can reverse the current once the snowmelt backs off. I'm pretty sure this happens later in the season on a regular basis. _________________ The Slider Project, LLC Support the cause! http://www.sliderproject.com/ STICKS Since 10 Jun 2008 11 Posts Vancouver   Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:25 am     So with tides having an effect on the conditions at SI. How much of a delay is there between high tide at the ocean and high tide at SI? _________________ Keep livin' the dream. Blue Since 03 Jul 2007 96 Posts pdx   Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:08 pm     STICKS wrote: So with tides having an effect on the conditions at SI. How much of a delay is there between high tide at the ocean and high tide at SI? When they fix a link you will be able to look it up here: http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/tides05/tab2wc1b.html _________________ growing up is optional FlyDunes Since 09 Oct 2007 170 Posts Aloha Stoked Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:13 pm     STICKS wrote: So with tides having an effect on the conditions at SI. How much of a delay is there between high tide at the ocean and high tide at SI? Here's the NWS link for Columbia River tides at St.Helens: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_predictions.shtml?year=2008&stn=1038+Astoria&secstn=Saint+Helens,+Oreg.&thh=%2B3&thm=31&tlh=%2B5&tlm=44&hh=*0.0&hl=*0.0&footnote=wc5 The problem is that according to that chart, high tide last night was supposed to have been at 6:08PM. That's about what time we arrived and it was still crummy at 7pm. _________________ Lets FLY Onad Rednaxela Since 04 Mar 2005 1030 Posts Coast<<PDX>>Gorge XTreme Poster Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:28 pm     The DEQ wind station lags ~2hrs in the readout compared to the actual wind. It is a good indication that the wind is blowing through the Island, but that's about it unless it is blowing all day… SI DEQ Wind Station History Lesson http://www.nwkite.com/forums/t-112.html&highlight=deq Spike wrote: If anybody has a hand-held anemometer we could figure out the difference between what it reports and what the wind up at the kite beach actually is. With enough data we could apply a correction factor to the wind readout at www.windonthewater.com broadbandito Since 26 Apr 2005 186 Posts CSO headwaters Stoked Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:43 pm     I think you really want the Knapp Landing tide table as the lag is long inland and St. Helens is too North. [url] http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_predictions.shtml?year=2008&stn=1038+Astoria&secstn=Knapp+Landing,+Wash.&thh=%2B4&thm=26&tlh=%2B6&tlm=28&hh=%20*%200.0&hl=*0.0&footnote=wc5 [/url] Hmm, asterisks must be reserved as as they's uckin up my url program. Maybe go here http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tides08/tab2wc1b.html and click Knapp Landing link the old fashioned way. Yes, the water moves "backward" as the snowmelt dies down during summer and will kill a marginal wind. Of course as the tide goes it you get help for a weak Northerly.        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page Previous  1, 2 Page 2 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum