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Thursday, May 13, 1999

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Three-day forecast

Bullet Tomorrow: Sunshine, afternoon clouds and mauka showers. Wind S at 8-15 mph. 70/82
Bullet Saturday:
Sunshine, patchy clouds and mauka showers. 70/82
Bullet Sunday:
Sunshine, patchy clouds and mauka showers. 70/84

Surf forecast

Bullet Ala Moana: Wave heights will lower to 2-4 feet tomorrow and Saturday.
Bullet Makapuu:
Wave heights will lower to 2-4 feet tomorrow and Saturday.
Bullet Sunset Beach:
A mid-ocean storm will result in a late season northwest swell of 8 feet later tomorrow and Saturday.
Bullet Makaha:
Wave heights will average 3-6 feet tomorrow, lowering somewhat on Saturday.

Marine forecast

Bullet Coastal waters: East to southeast tonight and tomorrow at 8-16 knots. Waves 2-4 feet.
Bullet Channels:
Winds east to southeast 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, cloudy with showers. High 78. Kona - Clear tonight. Low 72. Sun, then clouds and upslope showers tomorrow. High 83.
Bullet Maui:
Partly cloudy tonight. Low 64-70. Partly sunny tomorrow; showers. High 80-84.
Bullet Kauai:
Showers tonight. Lows 66-72. Some sun tomorrow; showers. High 78-82.
Bullet Lanai:
Lanai City 61/75
Bullet Molokai:
Kalaupapa 64/79

Kilauea

Eruption of Kilauea continues. Lava is flowing underground in a 6 mile lava tube to the sea.

Temperature

At Honolulu Airport:

High yesterday -- 81
Low yesterday -- 70
Record high -- 89 (1994)
Record low -- 64 (1952)
Normal high -- 84
Normal low -- 70

Rain

Humidity -- 74%
Yesterday -- trace
Month-to-date -- trace
Normal month-to-date -- 0.48"
Year-to-date -- 4.02"
Normal year-to-date -- 9.98"

Sun and Moon

Sunset tonight -- 7:02 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow -- 5:54 a.m.
Moonset tonight -- 5:31 p.m.
Moonrise tomorrow -- 5:30 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
Fri.	2:53a.m.	1.1 ft.	8:52a.m.	-0.4 ft.
	3:52p.m.	2.1 ft.	10:34p.m.	0.0 ft.

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.	-----	
Elsewhere throughout the state tomorrow:

PLACE		HIGH	LOW	HIGH	LOW
Haleiwa		1:51	6:47	2:50	8:29
Hilo		1:49	7:53	2:48	9:35
Kailua-Kona	2:27	8:30	3:26	10:12
Kaneohe		1:07	7:34	2:06	9:16
Kawaihae	2:49	8:49	3:48	10:31
Kealakekua	2:37	8:40	3:36	10:22
Nawiliwili	2:26	8:27	3:25	10:09
Waianae		5:13	11:10	6:12	-----
Waimanalo	1:38	7:43	2:37	9:25

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