Cloudy weather hampered mapping efforts on Monday; more complete lava flow maps are expected in the coming days. HVO continues to monitor the eruptive activity via its existing monitoring network, along with new webcams deployed on Monday.
11-29-2022, 10:29 PM (This post was last modified: 11-29-2022, 10:30 PM by dobanion.)
For lava viewing, anybody try out the parking area at Puu Huluhulu? I'll wager the police already shut the observatory access road down at or near the highway?
11-29-2022, 10:38 PM (This post was last modified: 11-30-2022, 12:34 AM by ironyak.)
Saddle Road was apparently packed last night throughout the Pu'u Huluhulu / MK Access Rd intersection. https://redd.it/z7shlo
Also the scuttlebutt is that they're going to be closing the State Park at 5p (scuttlebutt redacted - state rec area to remain open per press release) as well as issuing citations for parking along Saddle so the whole lava viewing process is going to be quite the adventure. Good luck!
The mayor just banned parking from mile markers 16-31, but said the park and bathrooms up there will be open 24/7 with night time security. So hey, we have a "viewing area" now. Better than 2018.
11-29-2022, 11:16 PM (This post was last modified: 11-29-2022, 11:22 PM by ironyak.)
(11-29-2022, 09:56 PM)dobanion Wrote: Seriously need a flow map USGS............
Agreed on the need for an official USGS map - they are working on it, but their need to be very accurate is going to struggle against the quickly changing and remote conditions.
As for your musings, you seem to have the vents placed too far west. Using the MAXAR satellite image from yesterday to place them, the flows appear to be captured just onto the east side of the divide and in the Kaumana inundation zone. See attached highlighted descent path towards Pu'u Huluhulu - IMHO, YMMV, etc, etc...
(Sorry for the graininess - PW has a 500k upload limit so lots of cropping and compression is needed)
HOTPE, yes! That's the link. I did a search for ferris wheel but it didn't show up. It could be permanent. Once the lava stops flowing, tow it across the road and charge protectors a hefty sum for a better view of the desecration.
11-29-2022, 11:29 PM (This post was last modified: 11-29-2022, 11:55 PM by ironyak.)
(11-29-2022, 11:15 PM)randomq Wrote: The mayor just banned parking from mile markers 16-31, but said the park and bathrooms up there will be open 24/7 with night time security. So hey, we have a "viewing area" now. Better than 2018.
Source on this?
Mayor Roth quoted Ken Hon (Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)) here saying the lava's path is the same as the 1935 flow (so north towards Saddle and then down to the east) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-Cdhl5w0Y
