Monthly Archives: February 2006
Strong winds kicked in yesterday with winds in the early part of the day in the mid-20 range, but later in the day kicking it in gear and bringing winds averaging around 30mph. Winds were pretty easterly, meaning a bit … Continue reading
Missed It?
I was pretty sure it wasn’t going to be windy today. Maui loves to prove me wrong. Around about 2:13ish looks like the wind kicked in with readings above 20. A quick look at the Fred Haywood streaming video cam … Continue reading
From this morning’s National Weather Service forecast discussion: “WEAK TRADES TODAY WILL TURN TO SOUTHEASTERLIES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.” (Sigh) Yesterday was light trades, hovering around 10 mph most of the day. So far today, we have winds up … Continue reading
Very Light Trades
We’re in a pattern of very light trade winds here on Maui right now. We went through a messy, rainy period Tuesday and Wednesday, with lots of flooding on the other islands, mostly Kauai and Oahu. That mess seems to … Continue reading
Weird Wave
The Triangle/Weird Wave. If you’ve sailed Kanaha during wave season you’ve no doubt seen this grumpy weird wave that breaks at odd angles and comes up from nowhere. Most people try hard to avoid, but sometimes it still manages to … Continue reading
