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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1111 AM HST SUN JAN 11 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL
FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS BY TONIGHT
AND THEN SWEEP FROM W TO E DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN ON MONDAY,
STALLING OUT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT QUICKLY MOVES FROM W TO E THROUGH THE
ISLANDS FROM LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND WEST
SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG ISLAND
NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHWEST 10 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST
6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 13 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTH 5 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI
AND OAHU...EAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THURSDAY
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL, WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WINDS NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, WEST NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET, BUILDING TO 11 TO
15 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-
THIS AFTERNOON
COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS. NW WATERS, SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. CENTRAL WATERS, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO
10 KT. S WATERS, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS NW WATERS.
TONIGHT
COLD FRONT NW WATERS. N OF FRONT, NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. S OF FRONT, SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. S WATERS, E WINDS UP TO 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT, HIGHEST NW WATERS.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
COLD FRONT CENTRAL WATERS. N OF FRONT,
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT, HIGHEST NW HALF. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS N
WATERS.
TUESDAY
FRONT DISSIPATING OVER SE WATERS. N WATERS, VARIABLE
WINDS UP TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT, HIGHEST N WATERS.
WEDNESDAY
STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS. NW WATERS, SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 14 FT, HIGHEST NW WATERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NW
HALF.
THURSDAY
FRONT OVER SE WATERS. NW OF FRONT, NW WINDS 15 TO
25 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 17 FT,
HIGHEST NW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
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