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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
329 PM HST TUE JAN 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A COLD FRONT DISSIPATED SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND EARLIER TODAY.
THE NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH
THE WESTERN ISLANDS ON WEDNESDAY, AND ONCE AGAIN STALL OUT NEAR
THE BIG ISLAND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A PASSING HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL BRING BACK EASTERLY TRADE
WINDS ACROSS HAWAIIAN WATERS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WATERS
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...KAIWI
CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND BIG
ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS...
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 10 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT
8 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. HAZY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
12 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND WEST
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG
ISLAND...NORTH NORTHWEST TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO
17 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 16 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
12 TO 16 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI
NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI
EAST NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. ISOLATED
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
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