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"This results in higher temperatures being recorded on the downwind side compared with the windward side on the mountains."

"Anyone who goes to the beach on Hawai'i's windward coastlines has probably seen these processes in action, even if they weren't aware," said Ackerman.

These mountains are on Oahu’s wetter, windward side because they trap moisture and rain that move across the island from the northeast.

Areas in “severe drought” include Maui’s leeward side — where the now burned town of Lahaina is — while the windward side is considered “abnormally dry.”

After drifting thousands of miles, the boat found its way Friday to Punaluu on Oahu’s windward coast, where it’s been laying on its side on white sand and rocks.