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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
448 PM HST THU SEP 3 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A STRONG SURFACE HIGH PERSISTS FAR NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
AND WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CURRENTLY,
HURRICANE LOWELL IS PASSING NEAR 450 NM SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS AS
IT CONTINUES TO TRACK WEST. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO WILL
STRENGTHEN THE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TO FRESH TO
LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE. AS HURRICANE LOWELL TURNS NORTH, HOW
CLOSE IT GETS TO THE STATE, IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. AS FOR
HURRICANE KARINA, CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT KARINA WILL PASS
TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE STATE.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 10 TO
14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND
SOUTH 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST
5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 14 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO
12 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND
SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET.
NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
TO KAUAI, EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS, VEERING TO SOUTH
SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED HEAVY
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TUESDAY
TO KAUAI, SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, EASING
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET,
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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