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FZHW51 PHFO 210118
CWFHI1
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
318 PM HST TUE OCT 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE FAR NORTH OF HAWAII WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
TRADE WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. TRADE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO
GENTLE STRENGTH, OR MAY BECOME DISRUPTED ENTIRELY, AS A LOW
PASSES TO THE NORTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TRADES COULD THEN TURN
MORE NORTHEASTERLY THIS WEEKEND. BY NEXT WEEK, MODEL DISCREPANCIES
EXIST REGARDING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WHICH COULD AFFECT WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTION.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WATERS
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND OAHU...KAIWI
CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND MAUI COUNTY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA
CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND...
TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
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