Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, December 5, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair. Lows in upper 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds, trades 15-30 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday-Monday, sunny to partly cloudy. Tuesday, partly cloudy. A few showers. Lows 60-65. Highs 80-85.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 15-30 mph.

Big Island

Windward: mostly fair except for brief showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after brief morning showers.

Leeward: Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Some afternoon clouds.

Winds, trades 15-30 mph.

Marine advisories

Small-craft advisory in effect for all waters exposed to gusty tradewinds.

A high-surf advisory in effect for all east-facing shores.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, northeast winds 25 knots, seas 12 ft.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, northeast winds 30 knots, seas 18 ft.

Volcano

Steam plumes are visible during the day, and a red glow usually visible at night. Best viewing is from an outlook about three miles from the end of Chain of Craters Road.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 80°F
Record high 1983 -- 88°F
Average December high -- 81°F
Today's low -- 71°F
Record low 1972 -- 61°F
Average December low -- 67°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 66 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 0.13 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.57 in.
Actual so far this year -- 19.75 in.
Normal so far this year -- 18.79 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 5:49 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:56 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 11:34 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 12:29 a.m. tomorrow
Phases of the moon: First qtr. Dec. 6, full Dec. 13, last qtr. Dec. 21.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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