698  
FZHW51 PHFO 251458  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
458 AM HST FRI SEP 25 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
 
 
HURRICANE NOLO WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTH TODAY AND THEN WEST  
SATURDAY. TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL REACH  
STRONG TO TROPICAL STORM MAGNITUDES FROM TODAY INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN  
EFFECT FOR THE WATERS SURROUNDING BIG ISLAND INCLUDING THE  
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR  
THE WATERS SURROUNDING MAUI COUNTY INCLUDING THE KAIWI CHANNEL.  
ELSEWHERE, A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE  
COASTAL WATERS AND CHANNELS NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU TO ACCOUNT FOR  
STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND  
BIG ISLAND...  
...HURRICANE WATCH FOR ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND BIG  
ISLAND...    
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR KAIWI CHANNEL
 
WATERS AROUND MAUI  
COUNTY AND PAILOLO CHANNEL...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WATERS  
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND OAHU...  
   
TODAY
 
AROUND MAUI AND BIG ISLAND, EAST NORTHEAST 25 TO 35  
KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO  
16 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY  
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
AROUND MAUI AND BIG ISLAND, EAST NORTHEAST 30 TO 40  
KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 14 TO  
19 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 15 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET  
AT 18 SECONDS. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
SATURDAY
 
AROUND MAUI AND BIG ISLAND, EAST NORTHEAST 30 TO 40  
KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 17 TO  
22 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 16 FEET AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH  
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
AROUND MAUI AND BIG ISLAND, EAST NORTHEAST 30 TO  
40 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 17  
TO 22 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 16 FEET AT 9 SECONDS, SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 15 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY
 
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL. EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS  
ELSEWHERE, EAST NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 16 TO 21 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 16 TO 21 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 13 TO 18 FEET,  
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
 
 
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