Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZHW61 PHFO 222155
OFFN10
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 PM HST WED MAY 22 2013
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS... A WEAK N TO S TROUGH OVER THE NRN WATERS WILL PUSH NW OF
THE AREA TODAY. TRADE WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE WEEKEND AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FAR NE OF THE AREA.
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HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT NEAR KAUAI AND
OAHU... EAST 5 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. MIXED
SWELL SOUTH 4 FT AND NORTHWEST 5 FT. HAZE NEAR MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO
6 FT. MIXED SWELL SOUTH 3 FT AND NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8
FT. MIXED SWELL SOUTH 3 FT AND NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
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HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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