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FZHW51 PHFO 161336  
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
336 AM HST MON MAR 16 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
THE RECENT KONA STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA  
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH OF  
THE ISLANDS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A NEW STORM SYSTEM  
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST BY LATE IN THE WEEK.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
   
TODAY  
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND, SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS.  
ELSEWHERE, SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND, SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.  
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY  
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND, WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS.  
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
3 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG  
ISLAND...EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KNOTS.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
 
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