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FZHW51 PHFO 090102
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
302 PM HST WED APR 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF THE STATE TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY WILL BRING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS
WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE AND WILL BRING STRONG TO GALE FORCE
WINDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. VERY ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THIS TIME.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL AND OAHU LEEWARD
WATERS...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR WATERS
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND...
THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS,
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT
15 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, NORTHWEST
5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 15 SECONDS.
HEAVY SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 12 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
11 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. HEAVY
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS
10 TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, NORTH
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT
14 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI
SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. FREQUENT
HEAVY SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING 7 TO
10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTH
NORTHEAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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