813  
FZHW51 PHFO 141331  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
331 AM HST THU MAY 14 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE ISLANDS MAINTAINS LOCALLY STRONG TRADES  
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL CAUSE WINDS  
TO WEAKEN A NOTCH TONIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND. THE UPPER LOW WILL  
BRING THE THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAALAEA  
BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE  
BIG ISLAND...  
   
TODAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF HEAVY  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF HEAVY  
SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
 
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