Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, September 3, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Mostly fair tonight and sunny tomorrow. Lows mid 70s, highs 85-90. Trades 5-15 mph strengthening to 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday-Sunday: Brief night, morning showers, otherwise sunny days, fair nights. Trades 10-25 mph. Lows 70-75, highs 85-90.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Mostly fair tonight and mostly sunny tomorrow. Trades 5-15 mph strengthening to 10-20 mph tomorrow.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Mostly fair tonight and mostly sunny tomorrow.

Leeward Kohala and Kona: Clearing tonight and sunny tomorrow morning, then cloudy in the afternoon with brief upslope showers.

Winds variable 5-15 mph becoming mostly trades 10-20 mph tomorrow.

Marine advisories

A ridge far north of Honolulu is nearly stationary.

There are no marine warnings posted.

Coastal waters: Tonight, east winds 10 knots, seas 2 feet; tomorrow, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet, mostly fair.

Channels between the islands: East winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet tonight; tomorrow, east winds 20 knots, seas 8 feet.

Volcano

Lava activity on Kilauea's east rift remains stable, with lava being erupted at Puu Oo, then flowing underground again through a tube system which carries it to the sea.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport

Yesterday's high -- 94 °F

Record high 1994 -- 92 °F

Average Sept. high -- 89°F

Today's low -- 80°F

Record low1993 -- 69°F

Average Sept. low -- 74°F

Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 77 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 -- 0.03 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.44 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.19 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:47 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:16 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 8:01 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 8:29 a.m. tomorrow

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






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