Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZHW61 PHFO 211545
OFFN10
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
600 AM HST TUE MAY 21 2013
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS... A WEAK TROUGH NEAR THE BIG ISLAND WILL MEANDER SLOWLY
OVER THE STATE BEFORE DISSIPATING WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REIGN FROM FAR NE OF THE ISLANDS FROM MIDWEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.
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HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
.TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH WINDS TO 10 KT AROUND
THE BIG ISLAND. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. SOUTH SWELL 3 FT. HAZE.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU...
EAST 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SOUTH SWELL
3 FT. SWELL NORTHWEST 3 FT. HAZE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3
TO 5 FT. MIXED SWELL SOUTH 3 FT AND NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
.TODAY...TROUGH 24N154W TO 18N158W. W OF TROUGH...N WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. E OF TROUGH...S WINDS TO 15 KT. S OF 18N...E WINDS TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...TROUGH 24N155W TO 18N161W. W OF TROUGH...NE TO E WINDS TO
10 KT. E OF TROUGH...E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...N OF 22N...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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