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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1108 PM HST FRI JAN 30 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL
FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A FRONT MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL OFFSHORE WATERS WILL
STALL AND DISSIPATE THIS WEEKEND AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
APPROACHES THEN MOVES JUST N OF THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL THEN MOVE
AWAY TO THE E, AS A TRAILING SURFACE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA. A
STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY MONDAY AND
ADVANCE ACROSS CENTRAL WATERS LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LARGE NW
SWELLS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND AGAIN
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, EXCEPT EAST WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BIG ISLAND WATERS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS, EXCEPT
ISOLATED SHOWERS KAUAI WATERS.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 10 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 5
SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AT
NIGHT BEHIND A FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15
FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS DURING THE DAY AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS AT
NIGHT.
TUESDAY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 16
FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS BIG ISLAND WATERS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE.
WEDNESDAY
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-
REST OF TONIGHT
FRONT WEAKENING OVER CENTRAL WATERS. NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
SATURDAY
FRONT DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL WATERS. NW HALF, E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SE HALF, E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NW HALF, SE WINDS UP TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO
25 KT. SE HALF, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUNDAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 15 KT SE HALF.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
FRONT ENTERING FAR NW WATERS. SW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 20 KT SE HALF. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS FAR NW WATERS NEAR FRONT.
MONDAY
FRONT MOVING ACROSS NW WATERS. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT W AND N OF FRONT. S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE,
STRONGEST ALONG FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG FRONT.
TUESDAY
FRONT MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL WATERS. NW HALF, NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SE HALF, SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FAR NE
WATERS ALONG FRONT.
WEDNESDAY
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
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