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SPOT FORECAST FOR NWHI HURRICANE NOLO...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
728 AM HST SAT OCT 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 HST ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HURRICANE NOLO IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD AS
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY TRADES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
CAN BE EXPECTED. NOLO WILL PASS SOUTH OF KURE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY, DURING WHICH TIME WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 30
KNOTS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. SWELL WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT TO MEDIUM PERIOD
ENERGY EMANATING FROM NOLO, WHICH SHOULD ALREADY START BUILDING
TODAY AND PEAK SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE CYCLONE REACHES ITS
CLOSEST POINT TO THE ISLANDS. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THE
HURRICANE REMAINS SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND PROBABILITIES ARE NEAR ZERO.
TODAY
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH-NORTHWEST (330 DEGREES) 3 FEET,
SOUTH (180 DEGREES) 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS, 11 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 TO 10 FEET HIGHEST LATE.
WIND WAVE...........7 TO 9 FEET HIGHEST LATE.
TONIGHT
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST (320 DEGREES) 3 FEET,
SOUTH (190 DEGREES) 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS, 10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 TO 10 FEET.
WIND WAVE...........8 TO 10 FEET.
SUNDAY
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST (320 DEGREES) 3 FEET,
SOUTH (190 DEGREES) 1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS, 10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........10 TO 12 FEET.
WIND WAVE...........9 TO 11 FEET.
FORECASTER...SHIGESATO
REQUESTED BY...CHAD YOSHINAGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2622788.4/HFO
.DELDT 10/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHAD.YOSHINAGA@NOAA.GOV
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