Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, November 27, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair with brief showers. Lows lower 70s. Tomorrow, partly sunny with brief showers. Highs lower 80s. Winds, trades 15-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday through Monday, partly cloudy with passing showers. Lows mid 70s. Highs lower 80s. Trades 10-30 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair except for brief showers. Tomorrow, partly sunny, brief showers. Winds, gusty trades 15-30 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy with brief showers.

Leeward: Tonight, becoming fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning, partly cloudy afternoon with showers over the slopes.

Winds, trades 15-30 mph, except locally variable 5-15 mph Kona and Hilo.

Marine advisories

Small-craft advisories in effect for all Hawaii waters exposed to strong and gusty trade winds.

Coastal waters: Tonight, Tonight, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 ft. Tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft.

Channels: Tonight, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft. Tomorrow, east winds 25-30 knots, seas 12-18 ft.

Volcano

The lava flow continues to enter the ocean at two sites toward the end of Chain of Craters Road. The outlook is about a three-mile hike from the road.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 83°F
Record high 1980 -- 88°F
Average November high -- 84°F
Today's low -- 69°F
Record low 1972 -- 58°F
Average November low -- 70°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 87 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.02 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.77 in.
Normal so far this month -- 2.67 in.
Actual so far this year -- 19.55 in.
Normal so far this year -- 17.89 in.

Surf forecast

Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 0 ft. -- 0 ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 3-5ft. -- 3-5ft.
Makapuu -- 2-4ft. -- 2-4ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 5:49 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:50 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 4:31 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 5:36 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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