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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
334 PM HST MON OCT 26 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY LATE  
TONIGHT AND REACH THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY. THIS  
FEATURE WILL BRING HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER  
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RELATIVELY WEAK PREVAILING WIND FLOW WILL  
PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, EXCEPT WITHIN ANY  
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 15 SECONDS, NORTH NORTHEAST  
4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 14 SECONDS.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 14 SECONDS, NORTH NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
9 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT  
12 SECONDS, SOUTH 4 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA  
CHANNEL...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.  
NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY
 
WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG  
ISLAND...EAST NORTHEAST TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG ISLAND
 
 
EAST NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
 
 
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