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Wednesday, August 18, 1999

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Three-day forecast

Bullet Tomorrow: A morning shower; otherwise, mostly sunny. Wind NE at 10-20 mph. 74/87
Bullet Friday:
Sunshine, some clouds and a few windward showers. 74/86
Bullet Saturday:
Sunny to partly cloudy with windward showers. 73/87

Surf forecast

Bullet Ala Moana: Wave heights at 3-5 feet over the next couple of days.
Bullet Makapuu:
Wave heights 2-4 feet over the next couple of days.
Bullet Sunset Beach:
Wave heights 1-2 feet over the next couple of days.
Bullet Makaha:
Wave heights 1-3 feet over the next couple of days.

Marine forecast

Bullet Coastal waters: Northeast winds tonight and tomorrow at 12-22 knots. Waves 4-8 feet.
Bullet Channels:
Northeast winds at 20-25 knots tonight and tomorrow. Waves 8-12 feet.

Neighbor Island forecasts

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

Bullet Big Island: Hilo - Showers tonight. Low 67. Tomorrow, some sun; shower. High 82. Kona - Fair tonight. Low 75. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High 87.
Bullet Maui:
Fair tonight. Lows 70-74. Sunshine tomorrow; windward shower. High 82-88.
Bullet Kauai:
Fair tonight. Low 70-74. Tomorrow, sunshine; windward shower. High 80-86.
Bullet Lanai:
Lanai City 65/81
Bullet Molokai:
Kalaupapa 70/85

Kilauea

Eruption of Kilauea continues. Lava is flowing underground through a lava tube to the sea.

Temperature

At Honolulu Airport:

High yesterday -- 87
Low yesterday -- 76
Record high -- 93 (1995)
Record low -- 69 (1985)
Normal high -- 89
Normal low -- 75

Rain

Humidity -- 63%
Yesterday -- trace
Month-to-date -- 0.06"
Normal month-to-date -- 0.30"
Year-to-date -- 6.88"
Normal year-to-date -- 12.02"

Sun and Moon

Sunset tonight -- 7:00 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow -- 6:11 a.m.
Moonset tonight -- none
Moonrise tomorrow -- 1:28 p.m.

Phases of the moon:

First -- Aug 18
Full -- Aug 26
Last -- Sep 2
New -- Sep 9

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
Thurs.	11:34a.m.	1.7 ft.	3:46a.m.	0.4 ft.
	10:39p.m.	0.9 ft.	6:53p.m.	0.8 ft.

Fri.	-----		4:41a.m.	0.4 ft.
	12:28p.m.	1.8 ft.	7:51p.m.	0.7 ft.

Sat.	-----		5:35a.m.	0.4 ft.
	1:13p.m.	1.9 ft.	8:28p.m.	0.6 ft.
Elsewhere throughout the state tomorrow:

PLACE	HIGH	LOW	HIGH	LOW
Haleiwa	10:32	1:41	9:37	4:48
Hilo	10:30	2:47	9:35	5:54
Kailua-Kona	11:08	3:24	10:13	6:31
Kaneohe	9:48	2:28	8:53	5:35
Kawaihae	11:30	3:43	10:35	6:50
Kealakekua	11:18	3:34	10:23	6:41
Nawiliwili	11:07	3:21	10:12	6:28
Waianae	-----	6:04	1:54	9:11
Waimanalo	10:19	2:37	9:24	5:44

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