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FZHW51 PHFO 280106  
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
306 PM HST MON JUL 27 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
 
 
MODERATE TO FRESH NNE WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE TONIGHT AS HURRICANE  
FAUSTO ENTERS THE FAR NORTHEAST OFFSHORE WATERS. WINDS WILL  
BECOME MORE NORTH AND DECREASE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS FAUSTO  
MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS. AS  
FAUSTO PASSES BY, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER THE  
COASTAL WATERS, FOLLOWED BY SOUTH, THEN SOUTHEAST IMMEDIATELY IN  
ITS WAKE. AS FAUSTO MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AND HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDS TO THE NORTH, EAST- NORTHEAST TRADES WILL BUILD BACK IN ON  
THURSDAY THEN STRENGTHEN TO FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG LEVELS ON  
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR KAUAI  
NORTHWEST WATERS...KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS...OAHU WINDWARD  
WATERS...KAIWI CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...PAILOLO  
CHANNEL...ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS AND BIG  
ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET  
AT 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 8 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST  
4 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TO KAUAI
 
EAST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO  
10 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
 

 
 
 
 
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