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FZHW51 PHFO 250134  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
334 PM HST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS FAR NORTH OF THE STATE, WHILE A  
WEAKENING SURFACE TROUGH LINGERS NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL  
WATERS. THE CURRENT LARGE NORTH NORTHEAST SWELL PEAKED EARLY THIS  
MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECLINE THROUGH FRIDAY. AN  
APPROACHING FRONT WILL LIKELY CAUSE WINDS TO DECLINE AND VEER OUT  
OF THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO  
13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 14 SECONDS, EAST  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO  
12 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, EAST  
6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND  
EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET  
AT 5 SECONDS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SATURDAY  
TO KAUAI, SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS,  
BECOMING 7 TO 10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS,  
BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
 
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