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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1050 PM HST FRI MAR 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WEST OF KAUAI WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
TODAY THEN PASS NORTH OF THE ISLANDS SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST OF THE STATE ON SUNDAY, AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR WATERS
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...OAHU WINDWARD WATERS AND KAIWI
CHANNEL...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 7 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND
OAHU...SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, SOUTH 3 FEET AT
5 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 18 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG ISLAND
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 15 SECONDS.
HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT
4 SECONDS, NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST
3 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU
NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 KNOTS TO KAUAI
NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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