Strong lava smell this morning in leilani

[Guest]

This morning has started out with a serious stench of hot lava and smoke. Probably just a change in wind direction from the south, I hope?.

[alaskyn66]

Wind is out the West blowing east..So you are getting the full Sweetness of the breath of the the volcano..as seen here..

http://www.hawaiiso2network.com/

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[lavalava]

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Originally posted by gypsy69

This morning has started out with a serious stench of hot lava and smoke. Probably just a change in wind direction from the south, I hope?.

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Lucky you live Hawaii!!

[Obie]

Hey Gypsy,Why don't you look at the latest weather in 1 of those newspapers you or your wife delivers in the early morning.

[Lee M-S]

I'm in Hawaiian Acres; I can see all the way to the ocean, and all of Puna seems to be smoky today.

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[TomK]

What does hot lava smell like? Just curious how to distinguish the smell from vog. Thanks.

[ericlp]

http://weather.hawaii.edu/vmap/hysplit/ A good prediction page.

[pahoated]

lol, all those events were related, the vog, the high surf, the power outages.

The winds totally changed direction from westerly to easterly yesterday. All the wind turbines stopped, there were power outages on Oahu, Maui and Molokai. That is what sent all the SO2 clouds from both volcanoes into Puna.

Today, the winds are from the north. The prevailing winds are always changing direction, only in the past, it would trend more to the westerly (windward side, leeward side). The weather in the Pacific is getting more and more turbulent. The cyclone that hit Fiji was the largest ever recorded in the Pacific. Always reminders that 'normal' can change in an instant.

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"

[VancouverIslander]

Here's what's going on at Pu'u'o'o (from summit, looking north):

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cams/PNcam/images/M.jpg

Just call me Mike

[Guest]

Sorry Tomk, I missed your question for a couple of days.

Well when your standing at a volcano vent you will notice a bluish or grey gas that smells a bit like rotten eggs. When you are on a lava flow that is still hot under your feet. The gas, steam, or smoke is a bit clearer or whitish. You may smell a variety of what ever the lava is burning, ohia(green or dead), grass,stag,asphalt, rubbish, sometimes even my shoes. The trade winds may blow across a new hot lava field and bring a certain warmth or carry Odors you feel both physically and mentally. The other morning did not smell of rotten eggs, or geothermal, only a bit sulfuric carrying odors like a fire burning green waste, it felt a bit like hot lava due to the warmth in temp and eye, throat, and head irritations it left over.
Aloha Tomk, have a great day and enjoy the wonderful weather of late. I may have to order water from Julian's today.