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FZHW51 PHFO 052301
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
101 PM HST SAT SEP 5 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 1245 PM HST,
HURRICANE LOWELL WAS LOCATED ROUGHLY 545 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
LIHUE AND WAS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 6 KNOTS. THE INTERACTION
BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES HAS KEPT TRADE WINDS FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG. LOWELL WILL CURVE NORTHWARD THIS WEEKEND, CAUSING WINDS
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS 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 THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAALAEA
BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE
BIG ISLAND...
REST OF TODAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST
5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, EAST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS
AND EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 8 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, EAST 5 FEET AT
12 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI WITH
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...EAST SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FEET. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI WITH
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET. FREQUENT HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEST OF KAUAI. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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