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FZHW51 PHFO 031306
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Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
306 AM HST Wed Dec 3 2025

.Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters...
 A cold front approaching from the northwest today is expected to
stall before reaching Kauai, and then be pushed to the west on
Thursday. High pressure will strengthen Thursday onward. A
moderate to large NW swell also will likely bring seas in excess
to 10 feet Thursday night into Friday.

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Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-


.TODAY...Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots near Kauai and Oahu...east
southeast 15 to 20 knots elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave
Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots to Kauai...east southeast
25 to 30 knots elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to
10 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east
5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Isolated
showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots to Kauai...east 15 to
20 knots elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...Alenuihaha Channel, east northeast winds 15 to
20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots. Elsewhere, east winds 10 to
15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. Isolated
showers.

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