Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Tuesday, February 17, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair. Low in the mid 60s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High in the lower 80s. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday through Saturday, mostly sunny days and fair nights. Lows 65-70. Highs to lower 80s. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, partly cloudy. Chance of a few showers. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Leeward: Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, sunny morning, partly cloudy afternoon. Winds, variable 5-15 mph except trades 10-25 mph Kau.

Marine advisories

There is a ridge 350 nautical miles north of Honolulu nearly stationary.

A high-surf advisory in effect for north shores of all islands.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 20 knots, seas 8 ft.

Volcano

Two steam plumes can be seen in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park where lava enters the ocean, and glowing "skylights" -- openings in the lava tube system -- can be seen at night.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 80°F
Record high 1978 -- 86°F
Average February high -- 81°F
Today's low -- 64°F
Record low 1986 -- 56°F
Average February low -- 65°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 73 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 0.20 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.43 in.
Actual so far this year -- 0.97 in.
Normal so far this year -- 4.98 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.
Makaha -- 2-3ft. -- 2-3ft.
Sunset Beach -- 6-8ft. -- 4-6ft.
Makapuu -- 2-3ft. -- 2-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:31 p.m. today
Sunrise -- 7:00 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 11:57 p.m. today
Moonset -- 11:37 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Last qtr. Feb. 19, new Feb. 26, first qtr. March 4.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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