Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
574 FZHW60 PHFO 172159 OFFHFO Offshore Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 1159 AM HST Mon Nov 17 2025 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. PHZ105-180415- 1159 AM HST Mon Nov 17 2025 .Synopsis for the Hawaiian offshore waters... A high pressure ridge N of the Hawaiian Islands weaken as a front approaches the state from the NW. The front will enter the NW offshore waters Tuesday, with near gale-force winds behind the front. A trough may develop over the far SE waters Tuesday. A new high pressure will build N of the area midweek. Isolated thunderstorms are possible through much of the forecast period. $$ PHZ180-180415- Hawaiian Offshore Waters- 1159 AM HST Mon Nov 17 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...NW half, E to SE winds 10 to 15kt. SE half, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated thunderstorms far SE Waters. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Front entering and dissipating over NW waters. NW half, NE winds 10 knots or less becoming, N to NE winds 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 9 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$