01-03-2010, 05:53 PM
Asly, As I said: "Trade winds always blow from the Northeast in Hawaii." Therefore blowing the vog over Kau; South Point, Ocean View, Pahala, Na'alehu. Vog usually then is blown towards Kona. The previous scenario is when the prevailing trade winds are active.
Recently the winds (not trade winds) have been blowing from the south. This means that now the vog is generally being blown towards Puna, Hilo, Hamakua. This is not the typical trade wind pattern. That's why I said "it's a great time to take a trip to South Point or Punalu'u Beach where it's unusually clear." According to the vog monitoring websites, there is currently quite a bit less vog south of the volcano - meaning Kau district. This is not typical. Kau, Pahala & south are usually inundated w/ vog - when the trade winds are active.
Hope this makes it clearer for you. It's taken me a lot of time & study to understand it. [
] Dory
Recently the winds (not trade winds) have been blowing from the south. This means that now the vog is generally being blown towards Puna, Hilo, Hamakua. This is not the typical trade wind pattern. That's why I said "it's a great time to take a trip to South Point or Punalu'u Beach where it's unusually clear." According to the vog monitoring websites, there is currently quite a bit less vog south of the volcano - meaning Kau district. This is not typical. Kau, Pahala & south are usually inundated w/ vog - when the trade winds are active.
Hope this makes it clearer for you. It's taken me a lot of time & study to understand it. [
] Dory