595  
FZHW51 PHFO 211305  
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
305 AM HST SAT MAR 21 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
 
 
LOW PRESSURE WEST OF KAUAI WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH  
TODAY THEN PASS NORTH OF THE ISLANDS SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL LIFT  
NORTHEAST OF THE STATE ON SUNDAY, AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
BUILD FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  
 

 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR WATERS  
AROUND KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL...OAHU WINDWARD WATERS AND KAIWI  
CHANNEL...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND  
OAHU...SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 9 FEET AT 11 SECONDS, SOUTH 3 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 18 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS  
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS NEAR THE BIG ISLAND
 
SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 10 SECONDS, SOUTH 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 3 FEET  
AT 14 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AND  
NORTHWEST 3 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
MONDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU
 
 
NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 KNOTS TO KAUAI
 
NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 

 
 
 
 
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