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FZHW51 PHFO 011818
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
818 AM HST THU JAN 1 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH OF THE ISLANDS,
THEN VEER FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST FROM SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FOR
WESTERN ISLANDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING FOR MAALAEA BAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE
PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG
ISLAND...
TODAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH 4 FEET
AT 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA
CHANNEL...EAST NORTHEAST TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, NORTH
6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS
AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 10 KNOTS TO KAUAI
EAST
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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