Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Wednesday, April 16, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, mostly fair. Low near 70. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High in the mid 80s. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Friday through Sunday, mostly sunny days and fair nights. Lows 65-70. Highs mid 80s. Winds, easterly 5-15 mph.

Kauai, Maui Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, brief showers. Tomorrow, brief morning showers, then partly sunny. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Leeward: Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, sunny morning. upslope clouds and a few showers in the afternoon. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

There is a ridge 300 nautical miles north of Honolulu that is stationary.

There are no warnings.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 2-4 feet. Fair.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 feet.

Volcano

Low fountains are building a spatter cone at the base of Puu Oo, visible with binoculars from Puu Huluhulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 86°F
Record high 1996 -- 87°F
Average Aprilhigh -- 83°F
Yesterday's low -- 67°F
Yesterday's record low 1959 -- 63°F
Average April low -- 69°F

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 8:30 p.m. 4/15 -- 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month -- 0.60 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.83 in.
Actual so far this year -- 13.37 in.
Normal so far this year -- 8.79 in.

Surf forecast

Today- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1 ft. -- 1 ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makapuu -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:51 p.m. today
Sunrise -- 6:11 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise -- 2:08 p.m. today
Moonset -- 3:02 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Full April 22, last qtr. April 28, new May 6

(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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