Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, September 8, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Some brief showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny. Lows mid 70s, high mid 80s to near 90. Trades 10-25 mph, higher gusts.

Extended forecast

Wednesday-Friday: A few showers, mostly sunny. Lows 70-75, highs mid 80s-near 90. Trades 10-25 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Brief showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny. Trades 10-25 mph, higher gusts.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo and Puna: Brief showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny.

Leeward Kohala, Kona and Kau: Clearing tonight, sunny tomorrow morning; afternoon upslope cloudiness, brief showers.

Winds light and variable in Hilo and Kona districts, trades 10-25 mph, locally higher gusts, elsewhere.

Marine advisories

A high far north of Honolulu is moving north slowly.

Small craft advisories remain in effect for all Hawaiian waters exposed to gusty trades.

Coastal waters: East winds 20 knots, seas 8 feet, a few passing showers tonight and tomorrow.Channels: East winds 25 knots, seas 12 feet tonight and tomorrow.

Volcano

Lava is flowing into the ocean at several spots in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, all well past the end of Chain of Craters Road.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 89 °F
Record high 1986 -- 94 °F
Average Sept. high -- 89°F
Today's low -- 77°F
Record low1955 -- 68°F
Average Sept. low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 78 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 0.07 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.11 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.51 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.27 in.

Surf forecast

Today -- Tomw -- lf
Ala Moana -- 1-3ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 3-5ft. -- 2-4ft.
Makapuu -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:42 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:17 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 11:22 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 12:46 p.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: First qtr. tomorrow, full Sept. 16, last qtr. Sept. 23.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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