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FZHW51 PHFO 041310  
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
309 AM HST THU DEC 4 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A STALLED FRONT WEST OF KAUAI WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A TROUGH  
AND RETROGRADE WESTWARD TODAY. MEANWHILE, A SURFACE RIDGE WILL  
STRENGTHEN WELL NORTHEAST OF THE STATE AND BRING A RETURN OF  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. A MODERATE TO LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL, COMBINED WITH  
INCREASING WINDS, WILL LEAD TO COMBINED SEAS IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET  
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY FOR EXPOSED WATERS.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY  
SATURDAY MORNING FOR MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...PAILOLO  
CHANNEL...ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND...  
   
TODAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI
 
EAST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST 6 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AND EAST 6 FEET AT  
7 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST 6 FEET  
AT 7 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS TO 10 KNOTS TO KAUAI
 
EAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
 

 
 
 
 
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