Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, March 27, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, a few windward and mauka showers but mostly clear. Lows in lower 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Highs 80-85. Trades 15-30 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday through Sunday, windward showers, lee areas fair. Lows near 70. Highs in lower 80s.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, a few showers windward and mauka. Mostly clear leeward. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 15-30 mph.

Big Island

Windward: A few showers tonight. Tomorrow, partly sunny after morning showers. Winds, locally light and variable

Leeward: Tonight, gradual clearing. Tomorrow, sunny mornings, partly cloudy afternoon with some upslope showers. Winds, trades 15-30 mph.

Marine advisories

Small-craft advisories in effect for all waters due to strong and gusty tradewinds.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft. A few windward showers.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 ft.

Volcano

Kilauea has regained most of the magma under its summit which it lost during the Jan. 30 eruption, but instruments show very little underground activity.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 80°F
Record high 1983 - 88°F
Average March high - 82°F
Today's low - 71°F
Record low1955 - 57°F
Average Marchlow - 67°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 73 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - 0.04 in
Actual so far this month - 4.78 in.
Normal so far this month - 1.87 in.
Actual so far this year - 12.65 in.
Normal so far this year - 7.63 in.

Surf forecast

Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1 ft. - 1 ft
Makaha - 2-3ft. - 2-3ft.
Sunset Beach - 4-8ft. - 4-6ft.
Makapuu - 1-3ft. - 1-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:44 p.m. today
Sunrise - 6:29 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 9:14 p.m. today
Moonset - 8:55 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Last qtr. March 31, new April 7, first qtr. April 14.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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