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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
346 PM 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 FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS INTO SUNDAY, IN ADDITION TO BANDS OF
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR KAIWI CHANNEL
WATERS
AROUND MAUI COUNTY...PAILOLO CHANNEL...ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND WATERS
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WATERS
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND OAHU...
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 10 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST
6 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI
SOUTH SOUTHWEST
25 TO 35 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHWEST 10 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT
11 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 15 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. SHOWERS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 18 SECONDS. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI
NORTH NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN NUMEROUS
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
THURSDAY
NEAR KAUAI, NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING
EAST NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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