Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
927 FZHW51 PHFO 081300 CWFHI1 Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 300 AM HST Wed May 8 2024 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... High pressure northeast of the state will drift east as a front approaches the islands from the northwest. The front will weaken into a trough over the islands Friday. An upper low will move across the islands late Friday through Saturday which will bring an increase for heavy showers and potential thunderstorms. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest building to 3 feet at 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds up to 10 knots Kauai waters. Elsewhere, east to southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY and FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots eastern waters. Northeast to east winds up to 10 knots Western waters. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY and SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots Sunday. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$