Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Monday, September 29, 1997

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair, a few showers. Low in mid 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after some morning showers. High 85-90. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Extended forecast

Thursday through Saturday, sunny after brief night and morning showers. Lows 70-75. Highs 85-90.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, mostly fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after some morning showers. Winds, trades 10-20 mph.

Big Island

Windward: Tonight, brief showers. Tomorrow, partly cloudy, a few showers.

Leeward: Tonight, decreasing clouds and becoming fair. Tomorrow, sunny in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon with showers over the slopes.

Winds, trades 10-20 mph., except locally variable 5-15 mph in Hilo and Kona.

Marine advisories

A ridge 400 nautical miles north of Honolulu is nearly stationary.

There are no marine warnings posted.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, east winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 feet, a few showers.

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

Volcano

The eruption at Puu Oo cinder cone remains unchanged, with lava flowing from there through a remote part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to the sea.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high -- 89°F
Record high 1993 -- 93°F
Average September high -- 89°F
Today's low -- 75°F
Record low 1981 -- 67°F
Average September low -- 74°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. -- 85 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. -- Trace
Actual so far this month -- 0.67 in.
Normal so far this month -- 0.78 in.
Actual so far this year -- 16.11 in.
Normal so far this year -- 12.94 in.

Surf forecast

Today -- Tomw
Ala Moana -- 2-4ft. -- 2-3ft.
Makaha -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.
Sunset Beach -- 0 ft. -- 0 ft.
Makapuu -- 1-2ft. -- 1-2ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset -- 6:21 p.m. tonight
Sunrise -- 6:23 a.m. tomorrow
Moonset -- 6:02 p.m. today
Moonrise -- 6:26 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: New Oct. 1, first qtr. Oct. 9, full Oct. 15.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)






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