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Hawaii Weather

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Thursday, August 12, 1999

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Three-day forecast

Bullet Tomorrow: Mostly sunny with a stray windward shower. Wind NE at 10-20 mph. 73/88
Bullet Saturday:
More humid with clouds, sun and showers. 74/88
Bullet Sunday:
Humid, clouds, some sun, and the chance of showers. 74/88

Surf forecast

Bullet Ala Moana: Wave heights at 2-3 feet will continue for the next few days.
Bullet Makapuu:
Wave heights 2-4 feet over the next day or two.
Bullet Sunset Beach:
Wave heights 1-2 feet over the next day or two.
Bullet Makaha:
Wave heights will run 1-2 feet tonight and tomorrow.

Marine forecast

Bullet Coastal waters: Northeast winds tonight and tomorrow at 10-15 knots. Waves 2-4 feet.
Bullet Channels:
East to northeast winds at 20-25 knots tonight and tomorrow. Waves 4-8 feet.

Neighbor Island forecasts

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

Bullet Big Island: Hilo - Showers tonight. Low 68. Tomorrow, showers. High 80. Kona - Fair tonight. Low 72. Tomorrow, cloudy; showers. High 82-86.
Bullet Maui:
Showers tonight. Lows 66-72. Tomorrow, showers. High 80-88.
Bullet Kauai:
Showers tonight. Low 70-74. Tomorrow, windward showers. High 82-88.
Bullet Lanai:
Lanai City 65/77
Bullet Molokai:
Kalaupapa 73/85

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 -- 74
Record high -- 91 (1996)
Record low -- 70 (1997)
Normal high -- 89
Normal low -- 74

Rain

Humidity -- 60%
Yesterday -- 0.02"
Month-to-date -- 0.06"
Normal month-to-date -- 0.22"
Year-to-date -- 6.88"
Normal year-to-date -- 11.94"

Sun and Moon

Sunset tonight -- 7:04 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow -- 6:09 a.m.
Moonset tonight -- 8:21 p.m.
Moonrise tomorrow -- 8:20 a.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
Fri.	5:29a.m.	1.2 ft.	10:57a.m.	0.3 ft.
	5:41p.m.	2.1 ft.	-----	

Sat.	6:17a.m.	1.3 ft.	12:29a.m.	0.2 ft.
	6:16p.m.	1.8 ft.	-----	

Sun.	7:10a.m.	1.3 ft.	1:03a.m.	0.3 ft.
	6:52p.m.	1.6 ft.	12:39p.m.	0.6 ft.
Elsewhere throughout the state tomorrow:

PLACE		HIGH	LOW	HIGH	LOW
Haleiwa		4:27	8:52	4:39	10:24
Hilo		4:25	9:58	4:37	11:30
Kailua-Kona	5:03	10:35	5:15	-----
Kaneohe		3:43	9:39	3:55	11:11
Kawaihae	5:25	10:54	5:37	-----
Kealakekua	5:13	10:45	5:25	-----
Nawiliwili	5:02	10:32	5:14	-----
Waianae		7:49	2:14	8:01	1:15
Waimanalo	4:14	9:48	4:26	11:20

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