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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
336 AM HST SAT SEP 5 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
A SURFACE HIGH PERSISTS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND WILL
SLOWLY DRIFT EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS OF 1100 PM, HURRICANE
LOWELL IS LOCATED 545 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LIHUE AND IS MOVING
WEST AT 6 KNOTS. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO HAS KEPT TRADE
WINDS FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG. LOWELL TURNS NORTHWARD THIS
WEEKEND, CAUSING WINDS TO VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE STATE. HURRICANE
KARINA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND PASS NORTHEAST OF THE STATE.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
TODAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST
5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST
5 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND EAST 5 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 6 FEET AT 12 SECONDS, EAST 5 FEET AT 12 SECONDS
AND EAST NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 8 FEET AT 13 SECONDS, EAST 5 FEET AT
12 SECONDS AND EAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST SOUTHEAST
WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS TO KAUAI...EAST SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FEET. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SOUTHEAST WINDS 30
TO 40 KNOTS TO KAUAI... SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS
15 TO 20 FEET. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TO KAUAI, SOUTH
WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, EASING TO 7 TO 10 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST 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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