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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1119 PM HST FRI SEP 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A SURFACE HIGH PERSISTS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND WILL
SLOWLY DRIFT EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS OF 1100 PM, HURRICANE
LOWELL IS LOCATED 545 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LIHUE AND IS MOVING
WEST AT 6 KNOTS. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO HAS KEPT TRADE
WINDS FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG ACROSS ALL COASTAL WATERS ZONES.
LOWELL TURNS NORTHWARD THIS WEEKEND, CAUSING WINDS TO VEER TO THE
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN END
OF THE STATE. HURRICANE KARINA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND PASS
NORTHEAST OF THE STATE.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, EAST
6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, EAST
6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST SOUTHEAST
WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS TO KAUAI...EAST SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FEET. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SOUTHEAST WINDS 30
TO 40 KNOTS TO KAUAI... SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS
14 TO 19 FEET. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TO KAUAI, SOUTH
WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, EASING TO 7 TO 10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. NUMEROUS HEAVY
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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