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FZHW51 PHFO 141412  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
412 AM HST SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A POWERFUL KONA STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY RAIN,  
THUNDERSTORMS, AND ROUGH SEAS TO THE HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS INTO  
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THESE GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL LAST  
INTO THE WEEKEND IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR OAHU WINDWARD  
WATERS...KAIWI CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND MAUI COUNTY...PAILOLO  
CHANNEL...ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
FOR OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...KAIWI CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND MAUI  
COUNTY...PAILOLO CHANNEL AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WATERS AROUND  
KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL AND OAHU LEEWARD WATERS...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO  
16 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHWEST 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, WEST  
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.  
HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, WEST NORTHWEST  
5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. HEAVY  
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST  
6 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND  
SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FEET. SHOWERS.   
TUESDAY
 
TO KAUAI, WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 KNOTS, VEERING TO NORTH NORTHWEST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
 
 
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