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FZHW61 PHFO 151503  
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
503 AM HST SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH  
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
THE POWERFUL KONA STORM WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NE  
AND AWAY FROM THE AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH CONDITIONS  
IMPROVING OVER THE WATERS. A FRONT WILL ENTER AND STALL OUT OVER  
THE N WATERS DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS, DECREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHWEST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, WEST NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT  
11 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
AROUND KAUAI AND OAHU, WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15  
KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10  
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: WEST NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND  
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
MONDAY  
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND, SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS.  
ELSEWHERE, WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9  
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND EAST  
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND, WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST  
3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
TUESDAY  
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL, WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 7 TO 10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST WINDS 7 TO  
10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT,  
THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
THURSDAY  
NEAR THE BIG ISLAND, SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO  
10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT,  
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-  
   
TODAY  
S OF 19N, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. N OF 19N, SW TO W  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY SE WATERS.   
TONIGHT AND MONDAY  
NW HALF, SW TO W WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SE HALF, S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.   
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY  
NW HALF, NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SE  
HALF, S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
FRONT ENTERING N WATERS. N OF FRONT, E WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT. S OF FRONT, VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY  
FRONT OVER N WATERS, N OF FRONT, E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
S OF FRONT, E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
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