Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, September 2, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Scattered windward, mauka showers tonight. Showery tomorrow, some leeward sunshine. Trades 5-15 mph becoming easterly tomorrow.

Extended forecast

Thursday: Kauai, Oahu showers, mostly sunny elsewhere. Friday, Saturday: Mostly sunny. Trades 10-25 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Fair leeward tonight, scattered windward and mauka showers. Tomorrow showery, but with some afternoon sunshine in lee areas. Trades 5-15 mph becoming easterly tomorrow.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Showers tonight, some heavy. Mostly sunny tomorrow after some morning showers. Trades 5-15 mph becoming easterly tomorrow.

Leeward Kohala and Kona: Clearing tonight. Sunny tomorrow morning, then clouds, upslope showers tomorrow afternoon. Winds locally variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

A weak trough through the Big Island is moving west slowly. A ridge 450 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu is moving north slowly.

There are no marine warnings posted.

Coastal waters: Northeast winds 10 knots, seas 2 feet, isolated windward showers tonight; tomorrow, east winds 10 knots.Channels. Tonight, northeast winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet. Tomorrow, east winds 15 knots seas 4 feet.

Volcano

Lava is flowing into the sea on the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park coast.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 92 °F
Record high 1984 -- 93 °F
Average Sept. high -- 89°F
Today's low 76°F
Record low1993 -- 69°F
Average Sept. low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 85 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.00 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.02 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.44 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.18 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
-- Ala Moana -- 0-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 0-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 0-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makapuu -- 1-3ft. -- 1-2ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:47 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:16 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 7:25 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 7:41 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: First qtr. Sept. 9, full Sept. 16, last qtr. Sept. 23.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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