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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
311 AM HST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL MAINTAIN  
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS INTO THURSDAY. A SURFACE  
RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED TO NEAR KAUAI ON FRIDAY AS A FRONT  
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST, LEADING TO DECREASED WINDS. THE  
FRONT WILL STALL NORTHWEST OF KAUAI SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12  
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 5  
FEET AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 6  
SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST SOUTHEAST 4  
FEET AT 5 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY  
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20  
KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5  
SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY  
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15  
KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY  
KAUAI AND OAHU WATERS, VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. MAUI COUNTY  
AND BIG ISLAND WATERS, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS KAUAI AND OAHU WATERS AND  
ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.  
 
 
 
 
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