Hurricane Erin is over 500 miles away from South Florida as of Wednesday afternoon, but the extreme size of the storm is still impacting the wind direction locally, and spreading wildfire smoke across the area.

But how?

Understanding how wind moves around a hurricane

Wind naturally flows counterclockwise around a low-pressure system.

With that in mind, South Florida has been on the west side of the storm for the last few days. That means the wind has been coming from the northeast and onto the shore.

So, thanks to that onshore wind, the smoke was being pushed further into the Everglades and away from where people live. NBC6

How are the winds moving now?

On Wednesday, South Florida finds itself in the far southwest quadrant of the storm. That means our area will have northwest win

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