898  
FZHW51 PHFO 021320  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
320 AM HST WED SEP 2 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
 
 
AS A STRONG SURFACE HIGH PERSISTS FAR NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN  
ISLANDS AND INTERACTS WITH HURRICANE LOWELL PASSING TO THE SOUTH,  
TRADE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TO BECOME  
FRESH TO LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE THROUGH FRIDAY. STILL SOME  
UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK DEPENDING ON THE  
TRACK OF LOWELL AND KARINA APPROACHING THE STATE FROM THE EAST.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
11 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO  
13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHEAST  
4 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, EAST 4 FEET AT  
8 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO  
16 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, SOUTH 5 FEET AT  
12 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO  
13 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET,  
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 

 
 
 
 
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