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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
414 PM HST FRI SEP 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A SURFACE HIGH PERSISTS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND WILL
SLOWLY DRIFT EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CURRENTLY, HURRICANE LOWELL
IS PASSING NEAR 520 NM SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS AS IT
CONTINUES TO TRACK WEST. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO HAS KEPT
TRADE WINDS FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG ACROSS THE ALL COASTAL WATERS
ZONES. AS LOWELL BEGINS ITS EXPECTED TURN NORTHWARD THIS WEEKEND,
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WINDS ARE LIKELY TO VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTH WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE STATE.
AS FOR HURRICANE KARINA, IT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND PASS TO THE
NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE STATE.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, SOUTH
SOUTHWEST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST
5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST
6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 13 SECONDS
AND EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS NEAR KAUAI AND
OAHU...EAST SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 19 TO
24 FEET. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS TO KAUAI
SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 17 TO 22 FEET.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
TO KAUAI, SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS,
BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. NUMEROUS
HEAVY SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH
THE DAY.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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