982  
FZHW51 PHFO 170111  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
311 PM HST FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS  
IT DRIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY. REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD FAR NORTH OF HAWAII ON SUNDAY AND WILL SETTLE FAR  
NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG  
TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL DURING THIS TIME, FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE  
IN WINDS WEDNESDAY.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR MAALAEA  
BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE  
BIG ISLAND...  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHWEST 4 TO 5  
FEET AT 11 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 TO 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND  
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25  
KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8  
FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
 
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