913  
FZHW51 PHFO 271917  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
917 AM HST SUN SEP 27 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
STRONG TO GALE FORCE TRADE WINDS AND LARGE, ROUGH SEAS WILL  
PERSIST TODAY AS HURRICANE NOLO MOVES WESTWARD ROUGHLY 300 N MI  
SOUTH OF OAHU AND KAUAI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY EASE ON  
MONDAY AS NOLO TURNS TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL VEER OUT OF  
THE SOUTHEAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS NOLO PASSES WEST OF KAUAI.  
NOLO IS FORECAST TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY TO THE WEST ON THURSDAY,  
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
..GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, EXCEPT 35 TO  
40 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL. SEAS 10 TO 16 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 10 TO 13 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 10  
SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, STRONGEST IN THE CHANNELS.  
SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 TO 12 FEET AT 8 SECONDS,  
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT  
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT  
12 SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST SOUTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS TO KAUAI  
EAST  
SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS TO KAUAI  
EAST  
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
TO KAUAI, SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, EASING TO  
20 TO 25 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY  
TO KAUAI, EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, EASING  
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EASING  
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
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