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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
338 AM HST TUE OCT 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A TROUGH ENTERS THE OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST,
THEN ENTERS THE CENTRAL WATERS BY TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY.
RELATIVELY WEAK PREVAILING WIND FLOW FOR MOST AREAS, THOUGH
NORTHEAST WINDS REACH FRESH LEVELS IN THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY, AND MAY BE HIGHER WITHIN ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
TODAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 14 SECONDS, NORTH NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 16 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST
4 FEET AT 15 SECONDS, SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTH
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL
NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, NORTH NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH
4 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA
CHANNEL...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, NORTH NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, SOUTH 4 FEET AT 16 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL
NORTHEAST TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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