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Hawaii Weather

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Tuesday, August 24, 1999

Oahu temperature and wind graphic

Three-day forecast

Bullet Tomorrow: Partly sunny; windward showers. Wind E at 12-25 mph. 71/88
Bullet Thursday:
Sunshine and a few clouds; a windward shower or two. 74/88
Bullet Friday:
Sunny to partly cloudy; a windward shower or two. 72/88

Surf forecast

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

Marine forecast

Bullet Coastal waters: Easterly winds tonight and tomorrow at 15-25 knots. Waves 4-8 feet.
Bullet Channels:
Easterly winds at 20-30 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 70. Tomorrow, some sun; showers. High 80. Kona - Fair tonight. Low 73. Tomorrow, partly sunny. High 85.
Bullet Maui:
Windward showers through tomorrow. Lows tonight 68-74. Highs tomorrow 80-88.
Bullet Kauai:
Fair tonight. Lows 68-74. Tomorrow, windward showers. High 78-86.
Bullet Lanai:
Lanai City 62/79
Bullet Molokai:
Kalaupapa 68/82

Kilauea

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

Temperature

At Honolulu Airport:

High yesterday -- 88
Low yesterday -- 73
Record high -- 93 (1996)
Record low -- 70 (1988)
Normal high -- 89
Normal low -- 74

Rain

Humidity -- 61%
Yesterday -- trace
Month-to-date -- 0.06"
Normal month-to-date -- 0.36"
Year-to-date -- 6.88"
Normal year-to-date -- 12.08"

Sun and Moon

Sunset tonight -- 6:55 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow -- 6:13 a.m.
Moonset tonight -- 4:08 a.m.
Moonrise tomorrow -- 6:20 p.m.

Phases of the moon:

Full -- Aug 26
Last -- Sep 2
New -- Sep 9
First -- Sep 17

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.

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The tides

Three-day forecast for Honolulu:

DAY	HIGH			LOW
Wed.	2:58a.m.	1.1 ft.	8:33a.m.	0.1 ft.
	3:32p.m.	2.3 ft.	10:19p.m.	0.3 ft.

Thurs.	3:37a.m.	1.2 ft.	9:14a.m.	0.1 ft.
	4:05p.m.	2.2 ft.	10:47p.m.	0.3 ft.

Fri.	4:18a.m.	1.3 ft.	9:57a.m.	0.2 ft.
	4:39p.m.	2.2 ft.	11:17p.m.	0.2 ft.
Elsewhere throughout the state tomorrow:

PLACE		HIGH	LOW	HIGH	LOW
Haleiwa		1:56	6:28	2:30	8:14
Hilo		1:54	7:34	2:28	9:20
Kailua-Kona	2:32	8:11	3:06	9:57
Kaneohe		1:12	7:15	1:46	9:01
Kawaihae	2:54	8:30	3:28	10:16
Kealakekua	2:42	8:21	3:16	10:07
Nawiliwili	2:31	8:08	3:05	9:54
Waianae		5:18	12:10	5:52	-----
Waimanalo	1:43	7:24	2:17	9:10

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