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SPOT FORECAST FOR KURE ATOLL...NOAA FISHERIES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
519 AM HST FRI JUN 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 HST ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED JUST NORTH OF KURE ATOLL WILL
KEEP A LIGHT TO GENTLE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZE THROUGH
MONDAY. A SERIES OF SMALL SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST SWELLS REACH THE
ATOLL THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A SMALL, MEDIUM-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST
SWELL WILL FADE THROUGH SATURDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT, A LARGER WEST-
NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVES AND PEAKS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING THROUGH MID-WEEK. CONDITIONS REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY
WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. NO
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. TRADE WINDS INCREASE TO A MODERATE
LEVEL ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS NORTH AND STRENGTHENS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST (160 DEGREES) 2 FEET,
WEST-NORTHWEST (300 DEGREES) 1 FOOT,
SOUTH (170 DEGREES) 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........15 SECONDS, 12 SECONDS, 12 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 9 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST (160 DEGREES) 2 FEET,
WEST-NORTHWEST (300 DEGREES) 1 FOOT,
SOUTH (170 DEGREES) 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........14 SECONDS, 11 SECONDS, 11 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST (160 DEGREES) 2 FEET,
EAST-SOUTHEAST (120 DEGREES) 1 FOOT,
NORTHWEST (310 DEGREES) 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........13 SECONDS, 13 SECONDS, 10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 FEET. SOUTH SWELL 2 FEET, 12 SECONDS. SOUTH SWELL 1 FOOT,
16 SECONDS. SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FOOT, 12 SECONDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 FEET. WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FEET, 12 SECONDS. SOUTH SWELL
2 FEET, 10 SECONDS. SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FOOT, 17 SECONDS. SOUTH SWELL
1 FOOT, 13 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 FEET. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FEET, 10 SECONDS. SOUTH SWELL
2 FEET, 11 SECONDS. SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FOOT, 16 SECONDS.
FORECASTER...QUESADA
REQUESTED BY...MARYLOU STAMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2612358.13/HFO
.DELDT 06/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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