Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, September 18, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight mostly fair. Tomorrow mostly sunny after brief morning showers. Lows in lower 70s. Highs near 90. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday through Monday, fair nights and sunny mornings with local afternoon showers. Lows 70-75. Highs lower 90s.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers mauka. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, brief showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers.

Leeward: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, sunny morning, mostly cloudy afternoon with a few upslope showers.

Winds, trades 10-20 mph except locally variable 5-15 mph Hilo and Kona.

Marine advisories

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

Coastal waters: Tonight, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft. Brief showers windward waters. Tomorrow, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 ft. Fair.

Channels: Tonight, east winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 ft. Tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft.

Volcano

Lava is flowing from Puu Oo cinder cone over a seven-mile course to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park coast and into the sea.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 90°F
Record high 1995 -- 92°F
Average September high -- 89°F
Yesterday's low -- 77°F
Record low1974 -- 70°F
Average September low -- 74°F

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 8 p.m. -- 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.38 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.30 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.82 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.46 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:32 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:20 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 8:26 p.m. today
Moonset -- 9:24 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: Last qtr. Sept. 23, new Oct. 1, first qtr. Oct. 9.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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