Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, September 29, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

A few brief showers tonight. Sunny tomorrow, some isolated showers. Lows 70-75, highs 85-90. Trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday-Friday: Sunny after brief night, morning showers. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90. Trades 10-20 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

A few brief showers tonight, otherwise fair. Sunny tomorrow except for isolated showers. Trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Brief showers tonight, then partly sunny tomorrow with isolated showers.

Leeward Kohala and Kona: Becoming fair tonight. Sunny tomorrow morning, upslope clouds and showers in the afternoon.

Winds locally variable 5-15 mph in Hilo and Kona; elsewhere, trades 10-20 mph.

Marine advisories

A ridge 450 nautical miles north of Honolulu is nearly stationary.

There are no marine warnings posted.

Coastal waters: East winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 feet, a few showers, mainly windward, tonight and tomorrow.

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

Volcano

Lava continues to erupt at Pu'u O'o cinder cone and flow seven miles to the ocean through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 91 °F
Record high 1995 -- 91 °F
Average Sept. high -- 89°F
Today's low -- 76°F
Record low1975 -- 66°F
Average Sept. low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 79 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.67 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.73 in.
Actual so far this year -- 16.11 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.89 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:22 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:23 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 5:38 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 5:26 p.m. today
Phases of the moon: New Oct. 1, first qtr. Oct. 9, full Oct. 15.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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