881  
FZHW61 PHFO 120305  
OFFN10  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
505 PM HST WED MAR 11 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 LEAD TO INCREASING SOUTHERLY  
WINDS, ROUGH SEAS, HEAVY RAIN, AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE  
REST OF THIS WEEK. WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY AND DIMINISH AS THE  
STORM GAINS INCREASING DISTANCE FAR TO THE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

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

 
 
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-  
   
TONIGHT
 
E OF 158W, SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 158W, S TO  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NE  
WATERS, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE.   
THURSDAY
 
W OF 158W, S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 158W, SE  
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SW AND  
NE WATERS, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE.   
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 THROUGH 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.    
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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SE HALF,  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NW WATERS.   
MONDAY
 
NW HALF, W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SE HALF, S TO SW WINDS  
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.  
 

 
 
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