Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, April 17, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, mostly fair. Low in mid 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High in the mid 80s. Winds, trades 5-15 mph becoming easterly 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday through Monday, mostly sunny days and brief showers at night. Lows 65-70. Highs 80-85.

Kauai, Maui Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 5-15 mph becoming easterly 5-15 mph,

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, mostly fair except for brief showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers. Winds, trades 5-15 mph.

Leeward: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, mostly sunny except for afternoon cloudy periods. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

There is a ridge 200 nautical miles north of Honolulu moving south slowly.

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Fair.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet.

Volcano

Low-level lava fountains continue at the base of Puu Oo cinder cone and small lava flows are taking place about 11/2 miles south of the cone.

h11 Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 85°F
Record high 1996 -- 88°F
Average April high -- 83°F
Today's low -- 68°F
Record low 1949 -- 63°F
Average April low -- 69°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 81 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.60 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.93 in.
Actual so far this year -- 13.37 in.
Normal so far this year -- 8.89 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:52 p.m. today
Sunrise -- 6:10 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 2:57 p.m. today
Moonset -- 3:40 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Full April 22, last qtr. April 28, new May 6

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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