Re: OT Thick Smoke from L.A.

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:57:27 -0400, bastXXXette@xxxxxxxxx wrote
(in article <4a9dfb37$0$1654$742ec2ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

bastXXXette@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Jofirey wrote:

> > LA fires smoke are getting a big push in your direction from the
> > incoming hurricane.

> The hurricane is east of Colorado though, isn't it? And the fires are
> west of Colorado. That would mean the hurricane is *pulling* the smoke
> toward itself. I didn't know that was possible.


This was a genuine question. Does someone know the answer, please?

Thanks,
Joyce



My understanding (and recollection) is this:

The winds around the eye of a hurricane move in a spiral, so the direction of
the wind can be in just about any direction, depending on its orientation to
the eye itself. Having lived through many (not terribly serious ones, and a
few serious ones) I recall the odd sense of peace that descends as the eye
passes over (it's the exact center, and its an area of calm) only to have the
eye pass and the winds pick up again in the other direction.

--
Joe/Joey da New York

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