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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
315 AM HST THU DEC 11 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT PASSING OVER KAUAI THIS MORNING WILL
SLOWLY ADVANCE EAST ACROSS THE ISLANDS THROUGH THE DAY. GENTLE TO
MODERATE NORTHERLIES WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH
LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS
FORECAST TO DISSIPATE IN THE VICINITY OF MAUI COUNTY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL REACH THE NEARSHORE WATERS LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLIES WILL VEER
MORE SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES, BECOMING
MORE WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THIS WEEKEND FRONT.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
TODAY
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA
CHANNEL...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
TO KAUAI, WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS,
BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL, SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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