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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
930 PM HST TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS...
A WEAK TROUGH NEAR THE BIG ISLAND WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TRADE WINDS RETURN FOR THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FAR NORTHEAST OF THE
STATE. A LARGE SOUTH SWELL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEK.

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HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-


.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 10
KT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SOUTH SWELL 4 FT.
NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT. HAZE NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3
TO 5 FT. SOUTH SWELL 4 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3
TO 6 FT. SOUTH SWELL 3 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8
FT. SOUTH SWELL 3 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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