Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, February 20, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair. Lows 60-65. Tomorrow, morning sunshine but clouds and showers moving over the islands. 75-80. Winds, becoming trades 15-25 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday and Monday, windy with showers. Tuesday, morning showers then mostly sunny. Lows near 70. Highs near 80.

Kauai

Tonight, increasing clouds with chance of showers. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Winds, becoming trades 15-25 mph.

Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, morning sunshine but clouds and showers increasing. Winds, becoming trades 15-25 mph.

Big Island

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Some afternoon cloudy periods. Winds, becoming trades 10-25 mph.

Marine advisories

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

Coastal waters: Tonight, near the Big Island variable winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Elsewhere, becoming north winds 15 knots, seas 4 ft. Tomorrow, winds northeast 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 ft.

Channels: Tonight, north winds 20 knots, seas 8 ft. Tomorrow, winds northeast 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 ft.

Volcano

The eruption on Kilauea's east rift remains unchanged, with lava flowing to the sea through underground tubes and little activity except steam clouds visible on the surface.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 83°F
Record high 1997 -- 85°F
Average February high -- 81°F
Today's low -- 69°F
Record low 1990 -- 58°F
Average February low -- 65°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 76 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.20 in.
Normal so far this month -- 1.65 in.
Actual so far this year -- 0.97 in.
Normal so far this year -- 5.20 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 2-4ft. -- 2-4ft.
Sunset Beach -- 6-10 ft. -- 6-10 ft.
Makapuu -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:32 p.m. today
Sunrise -- 6:58 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 2:24 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 1:57 p.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New Feb. 26, first qtr. March 4, full March 12.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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