Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, October 29, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, brief showers. Low in mid 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, brief morning showers. High in upper 80s. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday through Sunday, partly cloudy with increasing showers. Highs to upper 80s. Lows in upper 60s.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, brief showers mainly windward and mauka. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, brief morning showers. Winds, becoming 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy with a few showers.

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

Winds, trades 10-20 mph except variable 5-15 mph Kona side.

Marine advisories

A small-craft advisory in effect for all waters due to strong trade winds.

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

Coastal waters: Tonight, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 ft. Tomorrow, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

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

Volcano

Lava continues to erupt from Puu Oo vent and flow to the sea seven miles away.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 88°F
Record high 1996 -- 91°F
Average October high -- 87°F
Today's low -- 73°F
Record low 1982 -- 66°F
Average October low -- 72°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 67 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.01 in
Actual so far this month -- 2.67 in.
Normal so far this month -- 2.10 in.
Actual so far this year -- 18.78 in.
Normal so far this year -- 15.04 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 2-5ft. -- 2-4ft.
Sunset Beach -- 6-8ft. -- 6-8ft.
Makapuu -- 2-3ft. -- 2-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 5:58 p.m. today
Sunrise -- 6:34 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 5:15 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 6:01 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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