Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, November 24, 1997

Oahu

Increasing showers tonight, passing showers tomorrow. Low lower 70s, high near 80. Trades gusty, 15-30 mph.

Extended forecast

Wednesday, brief showers, trades 15-25 mph. Thursday, Friday, partly cloudy. Highs 80-85, lows near 70. Trades 10-20 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Passing showers on Kauai, increasing showers on other isles tonight. Tomorrow partly cloudy, some brief showers. Gusty trades 15-30 mph.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo and Puna: Cloudy periods, a few showers tonight and tomorrow. Leeward Kohala, Kona and Kau: Clearing tonight, sunny tomorrow morning, then afternoon clouds and a few upslope showers.

Gusty trades 15-30 mph most areas; winds variable 5-15 mph Kona and Hilo.

Marine advisories

Small craft advisories are in effect for all Hawaiian waters exposed to strong and gusty tradewinds.

Coastal waters: Northeast winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet, passing showers tonight and tomorrow.

Channels: Northeast winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 feet tonight and tomorrow.

Volcano

Lava continues to flow 7 miles from the Puu Oo eruption site to the sea, with steam clouds visible as lava enters the water. The best viewing for pedestrians is at night from a outlook that's a three-mile hike from the Chain of Craters Road.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport

Yesterday's high 82 'F

Record high 1983 87 'F

Average Nov.high 84'F

Today's low 72'F

Record low 1990 59'F

Average Nov.low 70'F

Relative humidity, 7 a.m. 69 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 2.34 in.

Actual so far this year 19.47 in.

Normal so far this year 17.56 in.

Surf forecast

- Today - Tomw

Ala Moana 0-1ft. - 1-2ft.

Makaha 1 ft. - 1-2ft.

Sunset Beach 2-3ft. - 2-4ft.

Makapuu 1-3ft. - 1-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset 5:49 p.m. tonight

Sunrise 6:49 a.m. tomorrow

Moonset 2:37 p.m. today

Moonrise 3:04 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New Nov. 29, first qtr. Dec. 6, full Dec. 13.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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