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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
306 PM HST SAT DEC 27 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL KEEP A SURFACE RIDGE NEAR KAUAI INTO
SUNDAY, LEADING TO GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS
ACROSS MOST WATERS AND LOCALLY FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND BIG ISLAND. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT TO THE NORTH LATE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, ALLOWING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN. EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
TONIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS TO KAUAI
EAST
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS TO KAUAI
EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI
EAST 20 TO
25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA
CHANNEL...EAST NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO
25 KNOTS, RISING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST
WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
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