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Hawaii Weather

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Friday, May 14, 1999

Oahu temperature and wind graphic

Three-day forecast

Bullet Tomorrow: Sunshine, patchy clouds and mauka showers. Wind SE at 8-15 mph. 70/82
Bullet Sunday:
Trades returning, clouds, sun, windward showers. 70/84
Bullet Monday:
Sunny leeward, clouds and showers windward. 68/83

Surf forecast

Bullet Ala Moana: Wave heights will lower to 2-3 feet tomorrow and Sunday.
Bullet Makapuu:
Wave heights will lower to 2-3 feet tomorrow and Sunday.
Bullet Sunset Beach:
A mid-ocean storm will result in a late season northwest swell of 7 feet later tomorrow and Sunday.
Bullet Makaha:
Wave heights will average 2-5 feet tomorrow, lowering somewhat on Sunday.

Marine forecast

Bullet Coastal waters: Easterly winds tonight and tomorrow at 8-16 knots. Waves 2-4 feet.
Bullet Channels:
Winds easterly at 10-20 knots tonight and tomorrow. Waves 3-6 feet.

Neighbor Island forecasts

Temperatures listed are tonight's expected lows and tomorrow's highs:

Bullet Big Island: Hilo - Showers tonight. Low 66. Tomorrow, clouds, sun and showers. High 78. Kona - Clear tonight. Low 72. Sun, then clouds and upslope showers tomorrow. High 82.
Bullet Maui:
Partly cloudy tonight. Low 62-68. Sunny tomorrow; windward showers. High 80-88.
Bullet Kauai:
Clear tonight. Lows 66-72. Mostly sunny and warm tomorrow. High 78-82.
Bullet Lanai:
Lanai City 61/75
Bullet Molokai:
Kalaupapa 67/78

Kilauea

No lava is flowing on the surface, but underground flows are producing steam at the edge of the sea.

Temperature

At Honolulu Airport:

High yesterday -- 80
Low yesterday -- 70
Record high -- 90 (1996)
Record low -- 63 (1987)
Normal high -- 85
Normal low -- 70

Rain

Humidity -- 84%
Yesterday -- 0.37"
Month-to-date -- 0.98"
Normal month-to-date -- 0.52"
Year-to-date -- 4.98"
Normal year-to-date -- 10.02"

Sun and Moon

Sunset tonight -- 7:02 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow -- 5:54 a.m.
Moonset tonight -- 6:36 p.m.
Moonrise tomorrow -- 6:21 a.m.

Phases of the moon:

New -- May 15
First -- May 21
Full -- May 29
Last -- June 6

UV index

The ultraviolet index rates your risk to sun exposure. The higher the number, the greater the risk. Listed is tomorrow's forecast: "15 is the greatest risk".

UV Index

The tides

Three-day forecast for Honolulu:

DAY	HIGH			LOW
Sat.	3:40a.m.	0.9 ft.	9:29a.m.	-0.4 ft.
	4:38p.m.	2.2 ft.	11:34p.m.	0.0 ft.

Sun.	4:29a.m.	0.8 ft.	10:07a.m.	-0.4 ft.
	5:26p.m.	2.3 ft.	-----	


Mon.	5:23a.m.	0.6 ft.	12:36a.m.	0.0 ft.
	6:16p.m.	2.2 ft.	-----	
Elsewhere throughout the state tomorrow:

PLACE		HIGH	LOW	HIGH	LOW
Haleiwa		2:38	7:24	3:36	9:29
Hilo		2:36	8:30	3:34	10:35
Kailua-Kona	3:14	9:07	4:12	11:12
Kaneohe		1:54	8:11	2:52	10:16
Kawaihae	3:36	9:26	4:34	11:31
Kealakekua	3:24	9:17	4:22	11:22
Nawiliwili	3:13	9:04	4:11	11:09
Waianae		6:00	12:52	6:58	-----
Waimanalo	2:25	8:20	3:23	10:25

THE PACIFIC

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