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FZHW51 PHFO 131715
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
715 AM HST TUE JAN 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
THE FORWARD MOTION OF A DIMINISHING COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OUT
NEAR THE BIG ISLAND THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL FADE INTO A
TROUGH LATER TODAY AND THEN DRIFT WESTWARD AHEAD OF THE NEXT
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE WESTERN ISLANDS ON WEDNESDAY, AND
ONCE AGAIN STALLING OUT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. A PASSING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FAR NORTH OF THE
ISLANDS WILL BRING BACK EASTERLY TRADE WINDS ACROSS HAWAIIAN
WATERS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR WATERS
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...WATERS AROUND OAHU...KAIWI
CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS...ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND BIG
ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS...
TODAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 14 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS TO KAUAI
EAST SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHWEST 10 FEET AT 13 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
HAZY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 7 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND
SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. HAZY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST 8 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND WEST
NORTHWEST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
THURSDAY
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO
17 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS
13 TO 18 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 12 TO 16 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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