Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, March 21, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy with showers. Lows lower 70s. Highs mid 70s. Winds becoming southerly 10-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy and rainy. Lows mid 70s. Highs near 80.

Kauai

Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy with showers. Winds southerly 15-30 mph.

Maui County

Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy with showers. Winds southerly 10-25 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy with showers. Winds southeast 10-20 mph.

Leeward: Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy with showers. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

Caution advised for waters around Kauai due to strengthening southerly winds beginning tonight.

Coastal waters: Tonight, waters around Kauai south winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft. Rest of coastal waters southeast winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft. Tomorrow, southerly winds 25 knots, seas 12 ft.

Channels: Tonight, Kauai channel strengthening southerly winds 25 knots, seas 12 ft. Rest of channels, southeast winds 20 knots, seas 8 ft. Tomorrow, southerly winds 30 knots, seas 18 ft.

Volcano

The lull in volcanism continues at Kilauea, with no significant volcanic activity taking place.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 81°F
Record high 1987 - 86°F
Average March high - 82°F
Today's low - 68°F
Record low 1958 - 58°F
Average Marchlow - 67°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m - 78 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m - 0.00 in
Actual so far this month - 2.42 in.
Normal so far this month - 1.52 in.
Actual so far this year - 10.29 in.
Normal so far this year - 7.28 in.

Surf forecast

Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1 ft. - 1 ft.
Makaha - 1-2ft. - 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach - 2-4ft. - 2-4ft.
Makapuu - 1-2ft. - 1-2ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:43 p.m. tonight
Sunrise - 6:34 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 5:02 p.m. today
Moonset - 5:41 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Full March 23, last qtr. March 31, new April 7.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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