Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
476 FZHW61 PHFO 090320 OFFN10 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 520 PM HST WED MAY 8 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal forecasts... .Synopsis...A strengthening surface trough N of the area will extend over central offshore waters Thursday and Friday, keeping areas of high pressure to the distant NW and NE. A disturbance aloft will bring a threat of strong thunderstorms, mainly along and E of the trough late Thursday into Saturday. The trough will weaken late Saturday and Sunday as high pressure settles far N of the area. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming variable Kauai waters. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots Big Island and Maui County waters. Variable winds up to 10 knots Oahu and Kauai waters. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds, north northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Scattered showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ Hawaiian Offshore Waters- .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THURSDAY...Trough developing over central waters N of the islands. E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE W of 159W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated thunderstorms along trough. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Trough along 159W. W of trough, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. E of trough, E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...W of 158W, E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. E of 158W, E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated thunderstorms NE waters. .SUNDAY...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated thunderstorms far NE waters. .MONDAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$