Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, April 25, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Mostly cloudy with passing showers tonight and tomorrow. Low in the upper 60s. High near 80. Winds, northeast increasing to 15-30 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday through Tuesday, partly cloudy. A few windward showers. Lows near 70. Highs 80-85.

Kauai, Maui Molokai, Lanai

Tonight and tomorrow, mostly cloudy with passing showers. Winds, northeast increasing to 15-30 mph.

Big Island

WIndward: Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy with brief showers. Winds, north to northeast 10-25 mph.

Leeward: Tonight, clearing and becoming fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning, cloudy afternoon with upslope showers. Winds, north to northeast 10-25 mph.

Marine advisories

Small-craft advisory for all waters due to increasing northeast winds.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, northeast winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft. Passing showers mainly windward.

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

Volcano

Lava flows remain active at the base of remote Puu Oo cinder cone and one longer flow reaches about 11/2 miles to the southeast.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 87°F
Record high 1996 -- 89°F
Average Aprilhigh -- 83°F
Today's low -- 69°F
Record low 1979 -- .64°F
Average Aprillow -- .69°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- .76 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- .0.15 in.
Actual so far this month -- .0.97 in.
Normal so far this month -- .1.33 in.
Actual so far this year -- .13.74 in.
Normal so far this year -- .9.29 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- .6:54 p.m. today
Sunrise -- .6:04 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- .9:52 p.m. today
Moonset -- .9:18 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Last qtr. April 28, new May 6, first qtr. May 14.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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