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Spot Forecast for French Frigate Shoals...NOAA Fisheries
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
759 AM HST Sun Aug 16 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 HST on August 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
The main weather concern over the next week, will be the potential
for Tropical Storm Lala impacts over FFS tonight through Tuesday.
Lala is currently located near 20N158W this morning and will be
tracking towards the west-northwest over the next couple of days,
likely passing to the south of FFS. Moderate trade wind weather is
expected today before winds strengthen and back northeasterly, and
the potential for showers and isolated thunderstorms increase through
early next week as Lala near from the southeast.

Current overlapping small south swells will gradually fade through
early next week. A large, short-period east swell associated with
Lala will arrive tonight, then trend down over the latter half
of the week. The current small west swell will fade through early
next week before another small, medium-period west swell arrives
Monday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 16 to 19 knots.
Swell height........South 2 feet. West 2 feet.
Swell period........13 seconds. 10 seconds
Wave height.........8 feet.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers.
Isolated thunderstorms.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 18 to 21 knots.
Swell height........East 8 to 10 feet.
Swell period........10 to 12 seconds.
Wave height.........10 feet.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers.
Isolated thunderstorms.
Surface winds (kts).Breezy. East winds 22 to 24 knots.
Swell height........East 10 to 11 feet. South 2 feet.
Swell period........11 seconds. 14 seconds.
Wave height.........10 feet.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers. Isolated thunderstorms.
East winds around 15 to 20 knots. Wave height 9 feet. East swell 9 to 10
feet 9 to 10 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. East winds around 16 knots.
Wave height 6 feet. South swell 1 foot 12 seconds.
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. East winds around 12 knots.
Wave height 5 feet. South swell 1 foot 12 seconds.

$$
Forecaster...Farris
Requested by...Marylou Staman
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2611796.33/HFO
.DELDT 08/16/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Psdcamps@gmail.com,Hope.Ronco@noaa.gov,christy.kozama@noaa.gov,marylou.staman@noaa.gov,laloturtles@gmail.com,Lizabeth.Kashinsky@noaa.gov,laloseal30@gmail.com