Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, September 26, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair leeward, showers windward--mauka. Low 70--75. Tomorrow, partly sunny, a few showers. Highs 85--90. Winds, trades 10--20 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday, partly cloudy with a few showers. Monday and Tuesday, sunny after brief morning showers.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair lee areas, a few showers windward and mountains. Tomorrow, partly sunny with a few showers. Winds, trades 10--20 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, a few showers. Tomorrow, partly cloudy with occasional showers.

Leeward: Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning, cloudy afternoon with upslope showers.

Winds, trades 10--20 mph except locally light and variable Hilo and Kona districts.

Marine advisories

There is a high 500 nautical miles north--northwest of Honolulu moving east at 15 knots.

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft. A few showers.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20 knots, seas 2--8 ft.

Volcano

Lava is erupting at Pu'u O'o cinder cone and flowing seven miles from there into the sea.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 90°F
Record high 1991 -- 93°F
Average September high -- 89°F
Yesterday's low -- 72°F
Record low 1971 -- 69°F
Average September low -- 74°F

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 8 p.m. 9/25 -- 0.00 in
Actual so far this month -- 0.62 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.56 in.
Actual so far this year -- 16.06 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.72 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1--2ft. -- 1--2ft.
Makaha -- 2--4ft. -- 1--3ft.
Sunset Beach -- 3--6ft. -- 2--5ft.
Makapuu -- 2--3ft. -- 2--3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:25 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:22 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 3:31 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 3:11 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New Oct. 1, first qtr. Oct. 9, full Oct. 15.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetariun)

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