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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
314 AM HST THU FEB 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH AND A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AND FRONT JUST WEST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL ALLOW
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS TO BLOW
TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE GRADUALLY AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE AND FRONT WEAKEN, AND THEN A NEW HIGH BUILDS IN TO THE
DISTANT NORTH BY THE WEEKEND. FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, A MID
AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE ISLANDS FROM
WEST TO EAST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET
AT 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 10 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 7
TO 10 FEET. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
NEAR THE BIG ISLAND, NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS,
BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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