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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1133 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 MAY REACH GALE-FORCE IN THE NW HALF OF
THE HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS BY FRIDAY. THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT
WESTERLY AND DIMINISH AS THE STORM GAINS INCREASING DISTANCE FAR
TO THE N 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-
REST OF TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT E OF 160W, SW 10 TO 15 KT
W OF 160W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 15 KT SE HALF.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW HALF, SE 15 TO 25 KT SE
HALF. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF, ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 20N, S 15 TO
25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 160W, W 10 TO 20 KT W OF 160W.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.
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