911  
FZHW61 PHFO 042141  
OFFN10  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
1141 AM HST SAT JAN 4 2025  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH  
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS  
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A SLOW MOVING  
COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN WATERS  
MONDAY AND TUESDAY THEN STALL OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS ON  
WEDNESDAY. A SERIES OF LARGE TO EXTRA-LARGE NW SWELLS ARE  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
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.  
 
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 157W, E TO SE  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE HALF. SEAS 6 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS FAR NW WATERS.    
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 157W, E TO  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE HALF. SEAS 7 TO 17 FT. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS FAR NW WATERS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 157W, SE TO  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT E OF 157W. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF.  
SEAS 6 TO 15 FT.   
TUESDAY
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 157W, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO  
20 KT E OF 157W. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF. SEAS 10 TO  
20 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS N HALF.    
WEDNESDAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N. S TO SW WINDS  
10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.  
 

 
 
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