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SPOT FORECAST FOR NWHI HURRICANE NOLO...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
657 AM HST SUN OCT 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 HST ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AS OF 1500 UTC, HURRICANE NOLO IS LOCATED AROUND 260 NAUTICAL
MILES SOUTH OF MIDWAY AND KURE ATOLLS. THIS IS THE CLOSEST
APPROACH NOLO WILL HAVE TO THE ISLANDS. THE HURRICANE WILL TRACK
SWIFTLY WESTWARD, AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK. WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR PEAK THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH
THROUGH MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE, WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY, AFTER WHICH POINT ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS RETURN AND NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
SWELL WILL BE DOMINATED BY SHORT TO MEDIUM PERIOD ENERGY EMANATING
FROM NOLO WHICH PEAKS TODAY AND DECLINES RAPIDLY THROUGH MONDAY.
TODAY
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WINDY. EAST WINDS 21 TO 26 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 36 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST (140 DEGREES) 9 FEET, BECOMING
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST (160 DEGREES) 7 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST (320 DEGREES) 3 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........10 TO 12 SECONDS, 10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........10 TO 14 FEET.
WIND WAVE...........8 TO 11 FEET.
TONIGHT
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH (190 DEGREES) 6 FEET,
NORTH-NORTHWEST (330 DEGREES) 2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........10 SECONDS, 10 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 TO 12 FEET.
WIND WAVE...........6 TO 9 FEET.
MONDAY
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 19 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST (210 DEGREES) 4 FEET,
NORTH-NORTHWEST (340 DEGREES) 2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........9 SECONDS, 16 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 TO 10 FEET.
WIND WAVE...........5 TO 7 FEET.
FORECASTER...TS
REQUESTED BY...CHAD YOSHINAGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2622788.6/HFO
.DELDT 10/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHAD.YOSHINAGA@NOAA.GOV
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