Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, February 24, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Partly cloudy tonight, low in middle 60s. Partly cloudy, brief showers tomorrow, high near 80. Northeast winds 10-25 mph, higher gusts.

Extended forecast

Wednesday-Friday: Scattered showers, chance of thunderstorms. Lows near 70, highs near 80. East winds 10-25 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

High surf alert, all north and west shores. Partly cloudy tonight. Partly cloudy tomorrow, brief showers. Northeast Winds 10-25 mph, locally higher gusts. Maui's Haleakala summit winds increasing to 50-70 mph this afternoon.

Big Island

High surf advisory, north and west shores. High wind warning, summits and upper slopes of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa.Hamakua, Hilo, Puna: Partly cloudy and tomorrow; increasing showers.

Kohala, Kona, Kau: Mostly fair tonight, sunny tomorrow morning, partly cloudy afternoon. Variable 5-15 mph winds along Kona Coast, elsewhere NE winds 10-25 mph, higher gusts.

Marine advisories

High surf advisory, all north and west shores.

Coastal waters: Tonight, NE winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 feet, increasing northwest swell to 6 feet. Tomorrow, NE winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 feet, NW swell near 7 feet. Channels: NE winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet, tonight, tomorrow. Fair tonight, a few windward showers tomorrow.

Volcano

No lava activity.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport

Yesterday's high - 77 °F

Record high 1996 - 85 °F

Average Feb.high - 81°F

Today's low - 65°F

Record low1962 - 58°F

Average Feb.low - 65°F

Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 54 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport

Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - Zero

Actual so far this month - 0.26 in.

Normal so far this month - 1.93 in.

Actual so far this year - 7.18 in.

Normal so far this year - 5.48 in.

Surf forecast

Today - Tomw

Ala Moana - 1-2ft. - 1-2ft.

Makaha - 4-6ft. - 4-6ft.

Sunset Beach - 6-8ft. - 6-8ft.

Makapuu - 2-4ft. - 2-4ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:34 p.m. tonight

Sunrise - 6:31 a.m. tomorrow

Moonrise - 8:44 p.m. today

Moonset - 8:54 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Last qtr. March 1, new March 8, first qtr. March 15.

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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