893  
FZHW61 PHFO 110303  
OFFN10  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
503 PM HST TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH  
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL  
FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A STRONG KONA STORM WILL PUSH A FRONT INTO THE NW  
WATERS THROUGH MID-WEEK. THE FRONT CONTINUES EAST SLOWLY AND  
STRENGTHENS BY FRIDAY, LEADING TO INCREASING S WINDS, ROUGH SEAS,  
HEAVY RAIN, AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST  
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST  
3 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND WEST  
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FEET. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET. HEAVY  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 13 TO  
16 FEET. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, EASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. HEAVY  
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, EASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. HEAVY  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-  
   
TONIGHT
 
FRONT ENTERING FAR NW WATERS. S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 20 KT SE HALF. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS W OF 160W.   
WEDNESDAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 20 KT SE  
HALF. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NW WATERS.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
 
N OF 20N, S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25  
KT. ELSEWHERE, SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SE HALF.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NW HALF, S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SE HALF, SE  
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NW  
HALF, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SE HALF.   
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
 
N OF 20N, S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SE HALF.    
SUNDAY
 
N OF 20N, S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE, SE TO S  
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS E OF 160W.  
 
 

 
 
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