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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
936 AM HST SAT JAN 4 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE STATE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD
IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS OVER THE WESTERN
END OF THE STATE WILL VEER FIRST TO THE SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY AND
THEN TO THE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY. A LARGE TO EXTRA- LARGE
NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, PEAK LATE
TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DECLINE LATE SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF LARGE TO
EXTRA LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED WITH THE START OF THE NEW
WORKWEEK.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 10 FEET AT 20 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS AROUND KAUAI.
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS OR LESS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 14
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 13 FEET AT 17 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND
OAHU...SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 12
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 11 FEET AT 16 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET
AT 7 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI
AND OAHU...SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 9 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET
AT 5 SECONDS. HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20
KNOTS AROUND KAUAI AND OAHU. SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET AT NIGHT.
HAZY. ISOLATED SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AT NIGHT.
TUESDAY
NEAR THE BIG ISLAND, SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
ELSEWHERE, SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU, NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO
20 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST
NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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