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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
347 AM HST TUE MAR 10 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE FAR NORTHEAST OF THE STATE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT
EAST THROUGH THE WEEK. A POWERFUL KONA STORM DEVELOPING TO THE
NORTHWEST WILL APPROACH THE STATE BEGINNING TODAY, MARKING A
PERIOD OF WET UNSETTLED WEATHER AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
TODAY AND TONIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5
TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST
3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST 3 FEET
AT 10 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. HEAVY SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
SATURDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO
14 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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