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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1120 AM HST WED MAR 18 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL
FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE W AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER
THE NW OFFSHORE WATERS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LOW LIFTS
NE OF THE STATE BY SUNDAY WITH A STRONG HIGH BUILDING TO THE N
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH
4 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY FRIDAY. SEAS 4 TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 FEET AT 11 SECONDS
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. HAZY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS UP TO 10 KT S OF 19N, SE 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FAR.
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SE
WATERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 15 KT SE
HALF. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 15 KT SE HALF.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
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