VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK • anyone kite surfing this weekend in victoria
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anyone kite surfing this weekend in victoria

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:00 pm
by sharkdiver
hi all, I am a photographer and noticed there will be some nice winds for kitesurfers this weekend, are any of you going out sat or sun, and were will you be.

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:43 am
by winddoctor
Island View beach on Sunday will be your best bet for photos.

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:59 am
by BK
Monday looks better for Island View...

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:10 pm
by sharkdiver
yes now monday looks like a good day, anyone planning on kiteboarding on monday, if people are going then i will go out with the camera.

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:02 pm
by winddoctor
"Haro Strait.
Gale warning in effect.
Wind southwest 15 to 20 knots backing to southeast 15 to 20 late
overnight then increasing to 20 to 25 Sunday morning. Wind
increasing to southeast 25 to 35 Sunday evening. Showers. Risk of
thunderstorms this evening."

This is a case where the model disagrees with the EC forecast for Sunday. Check the webcam for Island View on Sunday and Monday for kiters.

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:23 pm
by JL
NOAA: BUT THE NEXT 24HRS WILL MARK A RELATIVE LULL IN THE
WEATHER. THE LATEST UW MM5NAM BRINGS SSE GALES BACK TO THE COASTAL
WATERS SUNDAY EVENING...AND TO THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS AND EAST
PART OF THE STRAIT BY 5AM MON. THAT MIGHT BE A TAD SLOWER THAN THE
FCST BUT A LOT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THERE IS ONE FRONTAL WAVE AND LOW
PRES SYS OR TWO...THE MODELS HAVE BEEN LEANING TOWARD TWO WITH THE
FIRST INTO THE CHARLOTTES LATE SUN AFTERNOON AS A SECOND LOW FORMS
ON THE FRONT JUST OUTSIDE OF 130W SUNDAY EVENING. THIS SECOND LOW IS
THE ONE THAT REALLY TIGHTENS UP THE GRADIENT AND WILL DEVELOP THE
GALES SUNDAY NIGHT/MON MORNING. THE NAM DEEPENS IT TO 992MB (image)
AT TAKES IT INTO NRN VRISL JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK MON...THE GFS IS NOT
AS DEEP BUT STILL GIVES A SOLID SSE GALE TO THE COASTAL WATERS DVLPG
SUN EVENING AND TO THE NORTHERN WATERS FROM MIDNIGHT THRU DAYBREAK
MON (image). 19

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:17 am
by Chris
Right, thanks.

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:24 am
by JL
NOAA had that one pegged !!! 8)

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:00 pm
by sharkdiver
was down at cook street today, had 3 kitesurfers out ther, some making some great jumps, anyone going to be down there after 2pm tomorrow.

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:28 pm
by sharkdiver
were u all going to be tomorrow, got some good shots today, some really good ones of elliot and the guy on the yellow surf board. I want to take jump pics. i see IVB is not as strong as cook street.

and i threw the pics up on my flick page

www.flickr.com/scottpaterson

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:16 am
by JL
Use Dave's wind prediction 'grid': http://www.bigwavedave.ca/forecasts.php?page=1 to figure out where the kiters have headed ... Jordan R. would be a great choice today ... I.V. Mon. - Wed. has some potential & C.B. (see wiki) always full of photo ops. during S.E. events. 8)