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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
353 PM HST TUE JAN 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
ELEVATED ROUGH SEAS AROUND KAUAI TONIGHT. THE FRONT AND ITS
ASSOCIATED WINDS WILL STEADILY WEAKEN AS THE FEATURE ADVANCES TO
OAHU EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN STALLS OVER MAUI COUNTY WATERS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, BRINGING MODERATE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS.
ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH DURING THE WEEKEND, CAUSING WINDS TO
SHIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR WATERS AROUND
KAUAI...
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DEVELOPING AROUND
KAUAI. SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET, HIGHEST KAUAI WATERS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 FEET
AT 13 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS KAUAI WATERS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU.
EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OAHU AND MAUI COUNTY WATERS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
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