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FZHW51 PHFO 171329
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Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
329 AM HST Fri Oct 17 2025

.Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters...
 The high pressure ridge north of the state will continue
producing moderate to locally strong trades into early next week.
An upper low will drift over the northern waters today near Kauai
and Oahu through the weekend keeping periods of rain and
thunderstorms in the forecast over these northern waters.

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Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR KAUAI
NORTHWEST WATERS...KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS...KAUAI CHANNEL AND OAHU
WINDWARD WATERS...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MAALAEA
BAY...THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS AND WATERS SOUTH OF THE
BIG ISLAND...

.TODAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave
Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds and east 5 feet at
7 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at
13 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest
4 feet at 15 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and northwest
4 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet.
Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet. Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet.
Scattered showers.
.TUESDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet.
Scattered showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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