851  
FZHW51 PHFO 051314  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
313 AM HST WED NOV 5 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WILL BUILD  
TODAY, INCREASING THE TRADE WINDS INTO THE FRESH TO LOCALLY  
STRONG RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS THEN DECREASE FROM THURSDAY  
ONWARD AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR MAUI  
COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...MAALAEA BAY...PAILOLO CHANNEL...ALENUIHAHA  
CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR KAUAI  
NORTHWEST WATERS...KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS...OAHU WINDWARD WATERS AND  
KAIWI CHANNEL...  
   
TODAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI  
EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 9 FEET  
AT 16 SECONDS AND EAST SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT...EAST WINDS TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI  
EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 8 FEET  
AT 15 SECONDS AND EAST SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AND EAST SOUTHEAST  
4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST  
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST  
NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO  
13 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
SUNDAY  
NEAR THE BIG ISLAND, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO  
10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
 
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