608  
FZHW51 PHFO 240310  
CWFHI1  
 
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
510 PM HST WED SEP 23 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS  
 
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE  
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS TROPICAL STORM NOLO INTENSIFIES TO A  
HURRICANE AND MOVES NEAR THE ISLANDS. SHOWERS AND POTENTIAL FOR  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AS THIS SYSTEM NEARS THE AREA.  
 
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-  
 
...HURRICANE WATCH FOR ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND THE BIG  
ISLAND...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND NORTH NORTHEAST 3 FEET  
AT 9 SECONDS. HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS, SOUTH SOUTHWEST  
4 FEET AT 11 SECONDS AND NORTH 3 FEET AT 10 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 KNOTS TO KAUAI  
 
EAST NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 FEET AT  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE  
CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. EAST NORTHEAST  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TO KAUAI...EAST NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 11 FEET AT 8  
SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. EAST  
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TO KAUAI... EAST NORTHEAST 35 TO  
45 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. EAST  
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS TO KAUAI...EAST NORTHEAST 35 TO 45  
KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BIG  
ISLAND. EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS TO KAUAI... EAST 30  
TO 40 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUNDAY  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. EAST  
WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13  
FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET, SUBSIDING  
TO 7 TO 10 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
 
 
 
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