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FZHW51 PHFO 250309
CWFHI1
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
509 PM HST THU SEP 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS
WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE NEXT
24 HOURS AS HURRICANE NOLO STRENGTHENS AND MOVES NORTHWARD, THEN
WESTWARD. MEANWHILE, GRADIENT WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL
INCREASE TRADES TO STRONG LEVELS AS WELL. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WATERS
SURROUNDING THE BIG ISLAND (INCLUDING THE ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL), A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS OF MAUI
COUNTY, AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST
OF THE COASTAL WATERS AND CHANNELS NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU TO CAPTURE
STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUSLY LARGE SEAS.
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
...HURRICANE WATCH FOR ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND THE BIG
ISLAND...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AND
WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND...
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR KAIWI CHANNEL
WATERS AROUND MAUI
COUNTY AND PAILOLO CHANNEL...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WATERS AROUND
KAUAI...KAUAI CHANNEL AND WATERS AROUND OAHU...
TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS TO 20 KNOTS TO KAUAI
EAST
NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BIG ISLAND WATERS. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR MAUI COUNTY WATERS. EAST NORTHEAST WINDS
20 TO 25 KNOTS TO KAUAI...EAST NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BIG ISLAND WATERS. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR MAUI COUNTY WATERS. EAST NORTHEAST WINDS
25 TO 30 KNOTS TO KAUAI... EAST NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 15 FEET AT 9
SECONDS. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BIG ISLAND WATERS. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR MAUI COUNTY WATERS.EAST NORTHEAST WINDS
25 TO 30 KNOTS TO KAUAI...EAST NORTHEAST 35 TO 40 KNOTS ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 19 TO 24 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 16 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA
CHANNEL...EAST NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 TO 21
FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 45 TO 55 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA
CHANNEL...EAST NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 TO
21 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 50 KNOTS ALENUIHAHA
CHANNEL...EAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FEET.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MONDAY
ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL, EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS.
ELSEWHERE, EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS, EASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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