Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZHW51 PHFO 181951
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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1000 AM HST SAT MAY 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS...
A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER THE CENTRAL ISLANDS ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND MOVE WESTWARD ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
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HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
.REST OF TODAY...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3
TO 6 FT. SOUTH SWELL 5 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR KAUAI...EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT.
SOUTH SWELL 5 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU...VARIABLE
WINDS AROUND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 6 FT. SOUTH SWELL 5
FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT VARIABLE AROUND 10 KT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5
FT. SOUTH SWELL 4 FT. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT OR LESS.
SOUTH SWELL 4 FT. NORTH SWELL 4 FT. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND
WAVES 3 FT OR LESS. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. SOUTH SWELL 3 FT.
HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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