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FZHW51 PHFO 121906
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
906 AM HST FRI DEC 12 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A DISSIPATING FRONT OVER THE EASTERN NEARSHORE WATERS WILL KEEP
BREEZES LIGHT AND EITHER NORTH OR VARIABLE TODAY. GENTLE WINDS
WILL VEER AROUND TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST BY TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE
SOUTHERLY SATURDAY AS THE ISLANDS FALL DOWNSTREAM OF THE NEXT
APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
COME ACROSS THE THE WESTERN ISLAND COASTAL WATERS LATE SATURDAY
INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE BOUNDARY MAY BRIEFLY
STRENGTHEN TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SPEEDS AROUND KAUAI SATURDAY
NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FRONTAL
PASSAGE. A MODERATE SIZE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL LIKELY ELEVATE SEAS
TO ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
TODAY
EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 6 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG
ISLAND...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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