Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
476 FZHW51 PHFO 131319 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 319 AM HST Mon May 13 2024 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A trough will amplify west of the islands today through Tuesday, then merge with a front and approach from the west Wednesday. The front will move into the western islands Wednesday night and Thursday, then weaken into a trough and shift westward Friday. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- .TODAY...East southeast winds 5 to 20 knots, strongest windward waters. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 to 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 3 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...East southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 to 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 to 4 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY...Southeast to south winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast to south winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 to 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South to southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest around Kauai late Wednesday night. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 4 to 8 feet late Wednesday night. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Around Kauai, variable winds 10 knots or less. Elsewhere, south winds 10 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 8 feet. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRIDAY...Around Kauai, south winds around 10 knots. Elsewhere, southeast to south winds 10 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 8 feet. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$