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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
323 AM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A SURFACE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A GALE
TO THE NORTHWEST LIFTS NORTHWARD. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRIFTING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SMALLER ISLANDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
TODAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15
TO 25 KNOTS KAUAI WATERS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 10
FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING NUMEROUS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS KAUAI AND OAHU
WATERS. ELSEWHERE, EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BECOMING VARIABLE TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE SATURDAY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET SUNDAY. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 9
SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 25 KNOTS,
STRONGEST KAUAI AND OAHU WATERS. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
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