Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, January 8, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair. Low near 60. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High near 80. Winds, variable 5-15 mph turning southerly 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Saturday through Monday, mostly fair. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs 80 to 85.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, variable 5-15 mph becoming southerly 5-15 mph.

Big Island

Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, sunny morning, cloudy periods in the afternoon. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

A high-surf advisory in effect for the north and west shores of all islands due to a northwest swell.

Coastal waters: Tonight, east winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Fair. Northwest swell 6 ft. Tomorrow, south winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Fair. Northwest swell near 7 feet.

Channels: Tonight, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft. Tomorrow, south wind 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Volcano

Lava is being erupted at Puu Oo crater, but flowing underground to the sea so little activity is visible.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 80°F
Record high 1987 -- 85°F
Average January high -- 80°F
Today's low -- 60°F
Record low1971 -- 58°F
Average January low -- 66°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 82 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.47 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.99 in.
Actual so far this year -- 0.47 in.
Normal so far this year -- 0.99 in.

Surf forecast

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

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:06 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 7:11 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 3:01 p.m. today
Moonset -- 4:22 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Full Jan. 12, last qtr. Jan. 20, new Jan. 27.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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