Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
128 FZHW60 PHFO 082149 OFFHFO Offshore Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 1149 AM HST Wed May 8 2024 Hawaiian offshore waters beyond 40 nautical miles out to 240 nautical miles including the portion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument east of French Frigate Shoals Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PHZ105-090445- 1149 AM HST Wed May 8 2024 .Synopsis for the Hawaiian offshore waters... High pressure NE of the waters will drift E as a front approaches the offshore waters from the NW. The front will weaken into a trough over the central waters. An upper low will move across the area Thursday through Sunday, bringing potential thunderstorms. $$ PHZ180-090445- Hawaiian Offshore Waters- 1149 AM HST Wed May 8 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE TO E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.. Trough over central waters. W of trough, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. E of trough, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated thunderstorms NW waters Thursday spreading to all waters Friday. .SATURDAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated thunderstorms NE waters. .SUNDAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 19N, E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated thunderstorms NE waters. $$