Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, June 9, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Brief showers tonight. A few showers tomorrow, otherwise sunny. Low mid 70s, high upper 80s. Trades 15-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday-Friday: A few night and morning showers, sunny afternoons. Lows 70-75, highs in 80s. Trades 15-30 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Brief showers tonight. A few showers tomorrow, otherwise mostly fair. Trades increasing to 15-25 mph by tomorrow.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: A few showers tonight. Tomorrow party cloudy, brief showers.

Leeward Kohala and Kona: Showers ending by midnight, then sunny tomorrow morning, turning cloudy in the afternoon with a few showers.

Winds mostly trades, increasing to 15-30 mph tomorrow.

Marine advisories

A ridge 550 nautical miles north of Honolulu is nearly stationary.

Caution is advised for all Hawaiian waters, due to marginal winds and seas.

Coastal waters: East winds 20 knots, seas 8 feet, a few windward showers tonight and tomorrow.

Channels between the islands: East winds 25 knots, seas 12 feet tonight and tomorrow.

Volcano

No lava is flowing into the ocean. However, lava may be viewed from Puu Huluhulu, a three-mile round trip walk from the Mauna Ulu Parking area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 90°F
Record high 1979 -- 90°F
Average Junehigh -- 87°F
Today's low -- 76°F
Record low1957 -- 68°F
Average Junelow -- 72°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 77 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 0.05 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.18 in.
Actual so far this year -- 14.55 in.
Normal so far this year -- 10.81 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 7:13 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 5:49 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 10:57 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 10:42 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: First qtr. June 12, full June 20, last qtr. June 27.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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