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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
515 AM HST THU MAR 12 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 ARE EXPECTED TO 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-
...GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
WATERS
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND OAHU...
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST 3 FEET
AT 10 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND WEST
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND
OAHU...SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND WEST NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT
10 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG ISLAND
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH SOUTHWEST 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND WEST
NORTHWEST 4 FEET AT 9 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO
14 FEET. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO
14 FEET. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, EASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, VEERING TO WEST
NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR TSTMS.
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS-
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 20 KT SE HALF.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT NW HALF, SE 10 TO 20 KT SE HALF.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF, ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT NW HALF, S 20 TO
30 KT SE HALF. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF,
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.
SATURDAY
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 20N, S 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 19N, SW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SE HALF,
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NW WATERS.
MONDAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SE WATERS.
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