Hawaii Weather

National Weather Service

Friday, January 9, 1998

Oahu

Today's forecast

Tonight, fair. Low near 60. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. High near 80. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Extended forecast

Sunday through Tuesday, generally fair. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs to lower 80s. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai

Tonight, fair. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Big Island

Tonight, clearing. Tomorrow, sunny morning, cloudy periods in the afternoon. Winds, variable 5-15 mph.

Marine advisories

There is a ridge just north of the islands nearly stationary.

A high-surf advisory in effect for the north and west shores of all islands due to a northwest swell.

Caution advised at Waianae Harbor due to northwesterly swell.

Coastal waters: Tonight and tomorrow, variable winds 10 knots, seas 2 ft. Fair. Northwest swell slowly subsiding.

Channels: Tonight and tomorrow, variable winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft.

Volcano

Lava is being erupted at Puu Oo crater, but flowing underground to the sea so little activity is visible.

Temperatures

At Honolulu Airport
Yesterday's high - 80°F
Record high 1990 - 85°F
Average January high - 80°F
Today's low - 62°F
Record low1966 - 59°F
Average January low - 66°F
Relative humidity, 7 a.m. - 87 percent

Rainfall

At Honolulu Airport
Last 24 hours as of 2 a.m. - 0.00 in.
Actual so far this month - 0.47 in.
Normal so far this month - 1.11 in.
Actual so far this year - 0.47 in.
Normal so far this year - 1.11 in.

Surf forecast

- Today - Tomw
Ala Moana - 1 ft. - 1 ft.
Makaha - 2-5ft. - 2-5ft.
Sunset Beach - 6-10 ft. - 6-10 ft.
Makapuu - 1-2ft. - 1-2ft.

Sun and moon

Sunset - 6:06 p.m. today
Sunrise - 7:12 a.m. tomorrow
Moonrise - 3:52 p.m. today
Moonset - 5:19 a.m. tomorrow

Phases of the moon: Full Jan. 12, last qtr. Jan. 20, new Jan. 27.
(Courtesy of Bishop Museum Planetarium)

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