Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
688 FZHW60 PHFO 142153 OFFHFO Offshore Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 1153 AM HST Tue May 14 2024 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. PHZ105-150500- 1153 AM HST Tue May 14 2024 .Synopsis for the Hawaiian offshore waters... A cold front will approach the western offshore waters this evening, stall over the central waters late Thursday, then weaken into a trough and shift westward on Friday. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the period. $$ PHZ180-150500- Hawaiian Offshore Waters- 1153 AM HST Tue May 14 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt E of 155W, SW winds up to 10 kt W of 155W. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated thunderstorms E of 155W. .TONIGHT...E of 160W, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. W of 160W, SW winds up to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated thunderstorms N of 20N. .WEDNESDAY...Front from 26N159W to 19N163W. E of front, winds SE 10 to 20 kt. W of front, W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 6 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Front from 26N156W to 19N162W. E of front, winds SE to S 15 to 25 kt. W of front, SW to W winds 10 TO 20 kt. Seas 6 to 12 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Front from 26N155W to 19N162W. E of front, winds E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. W of front, Variable winds to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 12 ft. Scattered thunderstorms N of 24N, isolated thunderstorms S of 24N. .FRIDAY...Front weakened to trough 26N159W to 19N162W. E to S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Trough W of forecast area. E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. $$