Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, May 9, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair. Low in the mid 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High in the lower 80s. Winds, northerly 10-20 mph weakening to 5-15 mph by tomorrow.

Extended forecast

Sunday through Tuesday, a few showers in the northern islands. Fair elsewhere. Lows mid 60s. Highs 80-85.

Kauai

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, northerly 10-20 mph weakening to 5-15 mph by tomorrow.

Maui, Lanai Molokai

Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, northerly 10-20 mph weakening to 5-15 mph by tomorrow.

Big Island

Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, mostly sunny except for upslope clouds in the afternoon. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

There is a low 250 nautical miles northeast of Honolulu moving northeast slowly.

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, generally north winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Fair.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, north winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Volcano

Lava is erupting at the base of Puu Oo cinder cone, but flows are confined to the area, which is six miles from the nearest public viewing site.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 80°F
Record high 1996 -- 89°F
Average May high -- 85°F
Today's low -- 63°F
Record low 1992 -- 62°F
Average May low -- 70°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 84 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.06 in
Actual so far this month -- 0.16 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.36 in.
Actual so far this year -- 13.93 in.
Normal so far this year -- 9.86 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:00 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:56 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 0:02 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 9:27 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: First qtr. May 14, full May 21, last qtr. May 28

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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