Tropical Storm Daniel north of Hawaii

July 31, 2000

Image courtesy of Tropical Cyclones group, 
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, 
University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This image shows Daniel at its peak, July 31 at 2200GMT. The brown-coloured arrows show the strength of surface winds - 10 knots for one fletch in the tail, 20 knots for two fletches, and so on. Trade winds off Hawaii are typically more than 20 knots. This weak circulation around the North Pacific High allowed Daniel to track north of the island chain. Winds circulating around Daniel worked to cancel out the effect of the weak trade winds off Honolulu and left Kenwood Cup yachts drifting on a pane of glass. Did we hear someone say  'pain in the ...'? 

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