Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, September 16, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, cloudy periods with a few showers. Lows in mid 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers. Highs 85-90. Winds, trades to 30 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday through Saturday, mostly sunny days. Brief night and morning showers. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90.h11 Kauai, Maui,

Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, cloudy periods with a few showers. Lows mid 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers. Highs 85-90. Winds, trades up 30 mph.

Big Island

Windward: A few showers tonight and tomorrow morning, then mostly sunny.

Leeward: Clearing tonight; sunny tomorrow morning, then mostly cloudy with a few upslope showers.

Winds, light and variable in Kona district; elsewhere, mostly trades 15-30 mph.

Marine advisories

Small-craft advisories in effect for all waters exposed to tradewinds.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet. A few windward showers.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 feet.

Volcano

Lava is entering the ocean at several sites in two general areas on the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park coast, both remote from public viewing.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 90°F
Record high 1985 - 93°F
Average September high - 89°F
Today's low - 78°F
Record low1957 - 67°F
Average September low - 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 79 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - 0.01 in.
Actual so far this month - 0.35 in.
Normal so far this month - 0.27 in.
Actual so far this year - 15.79 in.
Normal so far this year - 12.43 in.

Surf forecast

- Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 2-4ft. - 2-3ft.
Makaha - 1-3ft. - 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach - 0 ft. - 0 ft.
Makapuu - 1-3ft. - 1-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:34 p.m. tonight
Sunrise - 6:19 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 6:51 p.m. today
Moonset - 7:18 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Full tonight, last qtr. Sept. 23, new Oct. 1.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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