593  
FZHW61 PHFO 280309  
OFFN10  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
509 PM HST TUE OCT 27 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH  
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH OVER FAR SW OFFSHORE WATERS  
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BUILD NE OVER THE CENTRAL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS  
TONIGHT AND WILL STRETCH ACROSS ALL OF THE CENTRAL OFFSHORE  
WATERS WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, SOME STRONG  
WITH GUSTY WINDS, ALONG THE TROUGH, WHERE A WEAK SURFACE LOW  
COULD DEVELOP. MEANWHILE, A BROAD WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WILL  
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 800 TO 900 NM NE OF HAWAII. THE TROUGH  
WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FAR N OF  
THE  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
TONIGHT  
OAHU AND KAUAI WATERS, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25  
KNOTS, STRONGEST AROUND OAHU. MAUI COUNTY AND BIG ISLAND WATERS,  
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, STRONGEST MAUI COUNTY  
WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 12  
SECONDS, EAST SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3  
FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 9 SECONDS.  
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY  
OAHU AND KAUAI WATERS, EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO  
25 KNOTS, STRONGEST AROUND OAHU. MAUI COUNTY AND BIG ISLAND  
WATERS, SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, STRONGEST MAUI  
COUNTY WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS, NORTH NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, NORTHWEST 4 FEET  
AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY  
SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS, EXCEPT SOUTH TO  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BIG ISLAND WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 8  
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, NORTH  
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, SOUTH 4 FEET AT 16 SECONDS AND  
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS, EXCEPT SOUTH WINDS 10  
TO 15 KNOTS BIG ISLAND WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, NORTH NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS  
AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS, EXCEPT VARIABLE  
WINDS 10 KNOTS BIG ISLAND WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-  
   
TONIGHT  
TROUGH FROM 22N156W TO 18N161W. S OF 22N W OF 156W,  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF TROUGH AND S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF  
TROUGH. S OF 22N E OF 156W, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 22N,  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG TROUGH.    
WEDNESDAY  
TROUGH FROM 22N154W TO 20N158W TO 18N160W. N OF  
TROUGH, NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, STRONGEST ALONG TROUGH. S AND E OF  
TROUGH, S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, STRONGEST ALONG TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8  
FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG TROUGH.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
TROUGH FROM 21N151W TO 20N158W TO 18N159W. N  
OF TROUGH, NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, STRONGEST ALONG TROUGH. S OF  
TROUGH, S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, STRONGEST ALONG TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8  
FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG TROUGH.   
THURSDAY  
S TO SW WINDS UP TO 10 KT SE WATERS, NE WINDS 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS E OF  
158W.   
FRIDAY  
SW TO W WINDS UP TO 10 KT S OF 19N, NE WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FAR E  
WATERS.   
SATURDAY  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUNDAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
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