07-18-2015, 05:48 AM
That monstrosity will block the trough's moving through the island as well as the winds.
TomK, The future could indeed appear bleak if this is the comment of an undereducated person, but have you considered that perhaps she is a highly skilled meteorologist from West Hawaii who has finally taken the time to weigh in on this issue? And not just any generic meteorologist, but a Psychic Meteorologist! who can predict weather patterns into the distant future, after the TMT is built.
Even the Old Farmers Almanac only published their forecasts a year in advance, basing predictions on such sure fire methods as wooly bear caterpillar activity, and the thickness of fur on red foxes. But we have an island forecaster willing to go on record about troughs and winds well into the next decade, taking into account the monstrous bulge of the TMT sticking out the north flank of Mauna Kea. The TMT is far larger than a wooly bear or red fox, so should cast a greater impact on the weather, and it doesn't move (except dome) so reduces the butterfly effect* which further reduces the variables needed in any calculations. Assuming calculations are needed to determine future trough and wind patterns.
I look forward to her new website "Shalee's Post-TMT Big Island Weather Predictions and Other Stuff," with search capabilities for when you have to plan an outing well beyond a Guy Hagi Extreme Weather First Forecast:
August 14, 2025 Without TMT - Beach Day!
August 14, 2025 With TMT - Drought, No beer on sale at KTA, chance of 4.2+ Earthquake
* Chaos Theory - A butterfly flapping its wings in South America can affect the weather in Central Park.
TomK, The future could indeed appear bleak if this is the comment of an undereducated person, but have you considered that perhaps she is a highly skilled meteorologist from West Hawaii who has finally taken the time to weigh in on this issue? And not just any generic meteorologist, but a Psychic Meteorologist! who can predict weather patterns into the distant future, after the TMT is built.
Even the Old Farmers Almanac only published their forecasts a year in advance, basing predictions on such sure fire methods as wooly bear caterpillar activity, and the thickness of fur on red foxes. But we have an island forecaster willing to go on record about troughs and winds well into the next decade, taking into account the monstrous bulge of the TMT sticking out the north flank of Mauna Kea. The TMT is far larger than a wooly bear or red fox, so should cast a greater impact on the weather, and it doesn't move (except dome) so reduces the butterfly effect* which further reduces the variables needed in any calculations. Assuming calculations are needed to determine future trough and wind patterns.
I look forward to her new website "Shalee's Post-TMT Big Island Weather Predictions and Other Stuff," with search capabilities for when you have to plan an outing well beyond a Guy Hagi Extreme Weather First Forecast:
August 14, 2025 Without TMT - Beach Day!
August 14, 2025 With TMT - Drought, No beer on sale at KTA, chance of 4.2+ Earthquake
* Chaos Theory - A butterfly flapping its wings in South America can affect the weather in Central Park.
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