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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
343 PM HST MON JAN 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE JUST EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ISLANDS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A
PASSING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL BRING
BACK EASTERLY TRADE WINDS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WATERS AROUND
KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND OAHU...KAIWI CHANNEL...WATERS
AROUND MAUI COUNTY...PAILOLO CHANNEL...ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND BIG
ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS...
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 14 TO 19 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 17 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHEAST
4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO
15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS AND EAST
3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 10 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
13 FEET. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 14 TO
19 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
14 TO 19 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
NEAR THE BIG ISLAND, NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS,
BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
13 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, RISING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.
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