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FNUS70 PHFO 171715
FWSHFO
SPOT FORECAST FOR CORAL REEF MONITORING BAKER ISLAND...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
715 AM HST FRI JUL 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 HST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER BAKER ISLAND FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
FIVE DAYS. THE ISLAND WILL SIT BETWEEN A PERSISTENT TROUGH RUNNING
ROUGHLY ALONG 10N AND TRANSIENT TROUGHS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST OF BAKER ISLAND. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOW CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS. NO SIGNIFICANT SWELLS EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH 4 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 TO 7 FEET.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 5 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 TO 7 FEET.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH SWELL 6 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 TO 8 FEET.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS. SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVEHEIGHT 6 TO 8 FEET. SOUTHEAST
SWELL OF 6 FEET, 10 SECONDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VARIABLE WINDS
AROUND 5 KNOTS. WAVEHEIGHT 6 TO 8 FEET. SOUTHEAST SWELL OF 5 FEET,
10 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. 7 FEET. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS.
WAVEHEIGHT 6 TO 8 FEET. SOUTHEAST SWELL OF 5 FEET, 10 SECONDS.
FORECASTER...SHIGESATO
REQUESTED BY...FAITH KNIGHTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2617041.2/HFO
.DELDT 07/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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