096
FNUS70 PHFO 092254
FWSHFO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS...NOAA FISHERIES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1254 PM HST WED SEP 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 HST ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TROPICAL STORM LOWELL REMAINS OVER 350 MILES TO THE NNE OF FFS
TODAY AND WILL BE TRACKING WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS THEN
DRIFT FURTHER N OVER THE WEEKEND. SWELLS FROM LOWELL IS CURRENTLY
IMPACTING FFS, BUT THESE SWELLS SHOULD STEADILY TAPER OFF OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK, BUT THE TRAILING BAND OF MOISTURE FROM LOWELL WILL MOVE
WITHIN THE VICINITY OF FFS THIS WEEKEND. SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS BAND OF MOISTURE WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE TRADE WINDS COULD RETURN
SOMETIME AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 9 FEET
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS
WAVE HEIGHT.........10 FEET.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 8 FEET
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS
WAVE HEIGHT.........9 FEET.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 7 FEET
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT 7 FEET. NORTH SWELL 5 FEET 9 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT 6 FEET. EAST SWELL 4 FEET 8 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT 5 FEET. EAST SWELL 4 FEET 10 SECONDS.
FORECASTER...KINO
REQUESTED BY...MARYLOU STAMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2611796.40/HFO
.DELDT 09/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LALOTURTLES@GMAIL.COM,LIZABETH.KASHINSKY@NOAA.GOV,MARYLOU.STAMAN@NOAA.GOV,HOPE.RONCO@NOAA.GOV,CHRISTY.KOZAMA@NOAA.GOV,LALOSEAL30@GMAIL.COM,PSDCAMPS@GMAIL.COM
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