Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, January 23, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy with a few showers. Low near 70. High near 80. Winds, westerly 5-15 mph becoming northerly 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday through Tuesday, mostly sunny and fair. Lows 65-70. Highs in lower 80s. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, cloudy periods with brief showers. Tomorrow, partly sunny with brief showers. Winds, westerly 5-15 mph becoming northerly 5-15 mph.

Big Island

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, sunny except for some afternoon clouds. Winds, light and variable.

Marine advisories

A high-surf advisory in effect for northwest-facing shores.

Caution advised for Waianae Harbor for northwest swell causing moderate surges.

Coastal waters: Tonight, westerly winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Tomorrow, northerly winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft.

Channels: Tonight, westerly winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft. Tomorrow, northerly winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Volcano

Most of the lava from Puu Oo is moving through underground tubes, but red lava is breaking to the surface in some spots on the coast of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 83°F
Record high 1996 - 87°F
Average January high - 80°F
Today's low - 67°F
Record low 1969 - 55°F
Average January low - 66°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 90 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 - 2.73 in.
Actual so far this year - 0.77 in.
Normal so far this year - 2.73 in.

Surf forecast

- Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1-2ft. - 1-2ft.
Makaha - 2-5ft. - 2-5ft.
Sunset Beach - 6-12 ft. - 6-12 ft.
Makapuu - 0 ft. - 0 ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:16 p.m. today
Sunrise - 7:11 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 3:53 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset - 3:18 p.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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