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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1103 AM HST TUE JAN 20 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL
FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE FROM NW WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON TO THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING AND
WEAKENING ON WEDNESDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER FAR N
WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT, AND A WEAK FRONT WILL CLIP THE N
BOUNDARY OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON THURSDAY. BROAD HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PASS N OF THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A DISTURBANCE
ALOFT BRINGS INCREASED RAIN CHANCES.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS OAHU AND KAUAI WATERS.
ELSEWHERE, SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 KNOTS, HIGHEST ALONG THE HAMAKUA
COAST AND NEAR SOUTH POINT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST
2 TO 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. NORTH-NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 12 SECONDS.
WEST-NORTHWEST BUILDING TO 5 FEET AT 16 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS, EXCEPT SCATTERED KAUAI WATERS LATE.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 30 KT
KAUAI WATERS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE AROUND KAUAI. WAVE DETAIL:
WEST-NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. NORTH NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 FEET
AT 6 SECONDS KAUAI WATERS. ELSEWHERE, EAST 2 TO 3 FEET AT 7
SECONDS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS KAUAI AND OAHU WATERS.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT OAHU AND KAUAI
WATERS. ELSEWHERE, EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: WEST-NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST TO EAST
2 TO 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL
NORTHEAST TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO
9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, VEERING TO EAST SOUTHEAST
7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-
THIS AFTERNOON
FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS. N OF FRONT, N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF
20N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG FRONT.
TONIGHT
FRONT MOVING TO CENTRAL WATERS. NW HALF, N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF
19N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG FRONT.
WEDNESDAY
FRONT STALLING OVER CENTRAL WATERS. NW HALF, N WINDS
10 TO 25 KT, STRONGEST JUST N OF FRONT. SE HALF, E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SE HALF. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, HIGHEST FAR N WATERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEAK FRONT STALLED OVER CENTRAL WATERS. NW
HALF, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SE HALF, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THURSDAY
N OF 24N. W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. FROM 24N TO 21N,
VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. S OF 21N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FAR NE WATERS.
FRIDAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SATURDAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS W WATERS.
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