(07-17-2023, 06:24 PM)MyManao Wrote:(07-17-2023, 05:27 AM)HereOnThePrimalEdge Wrote: I’m not a proponent of Maunas vs Hurricane, with the Maunas always victorious..
And still, the Maunas win every time.
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What I think more likely happens is as a storm approached, and because of the presence of our Maunas, the leading airmass is compressed and in turn causes the storm to veer one side of us or the other. Again, as it did with Iselle where it jogged a little to the south, and lost some of its strength, before making landfall.
You forget to mention that although Iselle did indeed jink a little to the south as it approached the island, it then jinked back to the north, i.e., while it was still offshore towards the mountains. It then crossed the island, not south of it, and remained a tropical storm until it had passed south of Oahu.
The evidence doesn't support your conclusions.
Take typical trade wind weather. That piles up rain clouds against Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The mountains don't magically redirect them around the island, they just keep on coming. Why would the mountains have a different effect on tropical storms or hurricanes?