893  
FZHW51 PHFO 170155  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
355 PM HST WED SEP 16 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT AS A  
TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE EAST. POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE  
TROUGH MOVES OVER THE STATE. TRADES MAY BRIEFLY EASE TO MODERATE  
TO FRESH SPEEDS DURING THIS TIME THEN STRENGTHEN BACK TO MODERATE  
TO LOCALLY STRONG OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR MAALAEA  
BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE  
BIG ISLAND...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20  
KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET  
AT 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6  
TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
 
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