Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, November 21, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair leeward, partly cloudy windward. Lows upper 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Highs 80-85. Winds, northeast 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday through Tuesday, mostly sunny. Lows 70-75. Highs 80-85. Winds, trades becoming gusty.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair leeward, partly cloudy windward. Tomorrow, sunny except for some windward clouds. Winds, northeast 10-20 mph.

Big Island

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

Leeward: Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning, partly cloudy afternoon.

Winds, variable, mostly north 5-15 mph becoming northeast 10-20 mph tonight and tomorrow.

Marine advisories

A high-surf advisory in effect along north-facing shores of all islands.

Coastal waters: Tonight through tomorrow, northeast winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft. North swell near 6 ft.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, northeast winds 20 knots, seas 8 ft.

Volcano

Lava continues to flow into the ocean at a lookout that's a three-mile hike from the end of Chain of Craters Road. The best viewing is in the evening, when visitors can see the glow of the lava flow, in addition to the steam plumes.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 84°F
Record high 1991 - 87°F
Average November high - 84°F
Today's low - 64°F
Previous low1949 - 62°F
Average November low - 70°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 68 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - Trace
Actual so far this month - 0.69 in.
Normal so far this month - 2.02 in.
Actual so far this year - 19.47 in.
Normal so far this year - 17.24 in.

Surf forecast

- Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1-2ft. - 1-2ft.
Makaha - 2-3ft. - 2-3ft.
Sunset Beach - 5-7ft. - 5-7ft.
Makapuu - 2-3ft. - 2-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 5:49 p.m. tonight
Sunrise - 6:47 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 12:38 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset - 1:24 p.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Last qtr. today, new Nov. 29, first qtr. Dec. 6.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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