Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Thursday, September 4, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Mostly fair tonight. Sunny tomorrow after brief morning showers. Lows mid 70s, highs 85-90. Trades 10-20 mph becoming 10-25 mph tomorrow.

Extended forecast

Saturday-Monday: Brief night, morning showers, sunny by noon. Lows 70-75, highs 85-90. Trades 10-25 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Mostly fair tonight. Tomorrow sunny after brief morning showers. Trades 10-20 mph, picking up to 10-25 mph tomorrow.

Big Island

Windward Kohala, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Kau: Brief showers tonight. Tomorrow partly cloudy with brief showers.

Leeward Kohala and Kona: Clearing tonight and sunny tomorrow morning, turning cloudy in the afternoon with brief upslope showers.

Winds mostly trades, 10-20 mph tonight, up to 25 mph tomorrow.

Marine advisories

There are no marine warnings posted.

Coastal waters: East winds 15 knots, seas 4 feet, mostly fair tonight. Tomorrow, east winds 15-20 knots, seas 4-8 feet, mostly fair.

Channels between the islands: East winds 20 knots, seas 8 feet tonight. Tomorrow, east winds 20-25 knots, seas 8-12 feet.

Volcano

Lava is being erupted at Puu Oo on Kilauea's east rift, then flowing through underground tubes to the coastal area and the sea.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 92 °F
Record high 1994 -- 92 °F
Average Sept. high -- 89°F
Today's low -- 78°F
Record low 1955 -- 69°F
Average Sept. low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 74 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Zero
Actual so far this month -- 0.00 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.04 in.
Actual so far this year -- 15.44 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.20 in.

Surf forecast

-- Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Makapuu -- 1-3ft. -- 1-3ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:46 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:16 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 8:38 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 9:18 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: First qtr. Sept. 9, full Sept. 16, last qtr. Sept. 23.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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