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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
341 AM HST SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST TODAY THEN GRADUALLY  
SHIFT TO THE NNE AND DIMINISH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK IN  
RESPONSE TO HURRICANE FAUSTO PASSING NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. THE  
TRADES WILL THEN RAMP BACK UP TO FRESH AND STRONG LEVELS LATE  
THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS FAUSTO CONTINUES OFF TO THE WEST-  
NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE STATE WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS  
NORTH OF THE ISLANDS.  
 
 
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAALAEA  
BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE  
BIG ISLAND...  
   
TODAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, EAST 4 FEET AT  
14 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 16 SECONDS. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, EAST 5 FEET AT  
14 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
MONDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND  
OAHU...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU, NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS,  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
 
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