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FNUS70 PHFO 141754
FWSHFO
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAYSAN AND LISIANSKI...NOAA FISHERIES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
754 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 HST ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL MAINTAIN BREEZY TRADES THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY, THEN A FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL WEAKEN
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ALLOW THE TRADES TO DROP TO MODERATE
SPEEDS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE IT REACHES
MIDWAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL FILTER IN ON THE TRADES.
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION
TO THE SHORT PERIOD TRADE WIND DRIVEN WAVES, A MIX OF MOSTLY SMALL,
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL OVERLAP. A SMALL, MEDIUM PERIOD
NW SWELL AND A SMALL, MEDIUM PERIOD S SWELL WILL FADE OVER THE WEEKEND,
AND A SMALL, MEDIUM PERIOD N SWELL AND A SMALL, LONG PERIOD S SWELL
WILL FILTER IN BEGINNING ON SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 16 TO 19 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NW 3 FEET, S 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS, 12 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NW 2 FEET, 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS, 11 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 12 TO 15 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NW 2 FEET, N 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS, 11 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHT 6 FEET.
NW SWELL 1 FOOT 12 SECONDS. S SWELL 1 FOOT 17 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
EAST WINDS AROUND 11 KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHT 6 FEET.
NW SWELL 4 FOOT 10 SECONDS. S SWELL 1 FOOT 15 SECONDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVE HEIGHT 5 FEET.
NW SWELL 3 FOOT 10 SECONDS. S SWELL 1 FOOT 14 SECONDS.
FORECASTER...FARRIS
REQUESTED BY...MARYLOU STAMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2612356.3/HFO
.DELDT 05/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MARYLOU.STAMAN@NOAA.GOV,KAMOLEMONKSEAL@GMAIL.COM,CHRISTY.KOZAMA@NOAA.GOV,LIZABETH.KASHINSKY@NOAA.GOV,PSDCAMPS@GMAIL.COM,KAPOUMONKSEAL@GMAIL.COM,HOPE.RONCO@NOAA.GOV
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