Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, January 21, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

High surf alert, north and west shores. Fair tonight, low near 70. Chance of showers tomorrow, high near 80. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday: Showers on Kauai and Oahu, spreading to the other islands Saturday, then clearing on Sunday.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

High surf alert, all north and west shores. Fair tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow, chance of showers on Kauai. Southerly winds 10-20 mph.

Big Island

High surf advisory, north and west shores. Fair tonight, sunny tomorrow except for afternoon upslope clouds. Winds southerly 10-20 mph.

Marine advisories

Caution is advised for the Waianae harbor due to an increasing northwest swell causing moderate surges. Caution also is advised for all channels, except Alenuihaha, due to marginal winds and seas.

Coastal waters: Southwest winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 feet, fair tonight. Northwest swell 8-10 feet. Tomorrow, southwest winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 feet; winds turning northerly near Kauai and Oahu. Northwest swell subsiding to near 6 feet.

Channels: Tonight, tomorrow, south to southwest winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 feet.

Volcano

Lava in tubes leading from Puu Oo appears to be building up again after a slowdown yesterday.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 82 °F
Record high 1986 - 87 °F
Average Jan. high - 80°F
Today's low - 62°F
Record low1996 - 57°F
Average Jan. low - 66°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 93 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - Trace
Actual so far this month - 0.77 in.
Normal so far this month - 2.51 in.
Actual so far this year - 0.77 in.
Normal so far this year - 2.51 in.

Surf forecast

- Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1-3ft. - 1-3ft.
Makaha - 8-10 ft. - 6-8ft.
Sunset Beach - 15-18 ft. - 10-12 ft.
Makapuu - 1-3ft. - 1-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:15 p.m. tonight
Sunrise - 7:12 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset - 1:01 p.m. today
Moonrise - 2:06 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New Jan. 27, first qtr. Feb. 3, full Feb. 11.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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