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Spot Forecast for French Frigate Shoals - NOAA Fisheries...NOAA Fisheries
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
725 AM HST Sun May 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 HST on May 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Fresh northeasterly trade winds will prevail today, then
will ease tonight through Tuesday morning as high pressure builds far to
the northeast and northwest. A trough will increase showers briefly on Tuesday.
However, the more significant feature will be a developing low pressure
system to the north, which will bring more widespread showers back to
French Frigate Shoals by the end of the week. This feature will also
produce a large, locally generated short period swell that will arrive
late Wednesday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots.
Swell height........South swell 2 feet.
Swell period........15 seconds.
Wave height.........8 feet.
Wind wave...........7 feet.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 13 to 17 knots.
Swell height........North northwest swell 2 feet.
Swell period........16 seconds.
Wave height.........8 feet.
Wind wave...........7 feet.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 9 to 12 knots.
Swell height........North northwest swell 3 feet.
Swell period........14 seconds declining to
                    12 seconds Monday night.
Wave height.........7 feet.
Wind wave...........6 feet.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Northeast winds around 10 to 15
knots in the morning, becoming  15 to 25 knots Tuesday night. North
northwest swell 2 feet 12 seconds, building to 3 feet 13 seconds Tuesday
night. South swell 1 foot 19 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy with isolated showers. North winds around 20 to 25 knots.
North northwest swell 3 feet 11 seconds. South swell 1 foot 18 seconds.
Fresh short period north swell 11 feet 9 seconds building Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, becoming more widespread Thursday
night. North winds around 15 to 20 knots. Short period north swell
9 feet 9 seconds. South swell 1 foot 20 seconds.

$$
Forecaster...Vaughan
Requested by...Hope Ronco
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2412979.2/HFO
.DELDT 05/12/24
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