Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, October 27, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair with a few showers. Low in mid 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with morning showers. High in upper 80s. Winds, trades 10-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday and Thursday, mostly sunny and fair. Friday, chance of afternoon showers. Highs upper 80s. Lows 70-75.

Kauai, Maui,Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair except for brief windward and mauka showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Brief morning showers. Winds, trades 15-25 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, fair except for brief showers. Tomorrow, partly cloudy, brief morning showers.

Leeward: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, sunny in the morning. Cloudy with brief upslope showers in the afternoon.

Winds, mostly trades 15-25 mph.

Marine advisories

A high-surf advisory in effect for north and west shores of all islands.

Caution advised for all waters due to marginal wind and sea conditions.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15-25 knots, seas 4-8 ft. A few windward showers. Northwest swell 7 ft.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15-25 knots, seas 4-12 ft.

Volcano

Lava is erupting at Puu Oo cinder cone and flowing seven miles from there into the ocean.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 87°F
Record high 1995 -- 90°F
Average October high -- 87°F
Today's low -- 73°F
Record low 1993 -- 61°F
Average October low -- 72°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 69 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.04 in.
Actual so far this month -- 2.64 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.92 in.
Actual so far this year -- 18.77 in.
Normal so far this year -- 14.86 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 5:59 p.m. today
Sunrise -- 6:33 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 4:02 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 4:22 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: New Oct. 31, Nov. 7, first qtr., full Nov. 14
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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