Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
749 FZHW60 PHFO 092137 OFFHFO Offshore Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 1137 AM HST Thu May 9 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. PHZ105-100500- 1137 AM HST Thu May 9 2024 .Synopsis for the Hawaiian offshore waters... A strong disturbance aloft moving in from the NW will bring a threat of thunderstorms throughout the period. A surface trough over the NW waters will shift S tonight and hold over the central waters Friday through Sunday. The trough will weaken and dissipate early next week as high pressure builds in from the NE. $$ PHZ180-100500- Hawaiian Offshore Waters- 1137 AM HST Thu May 9 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated thunderstorms far NW waters. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered thunderstorms far NW waters. .FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Trough over central waters. W of trough, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. E of trough, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Trough over eastern waters. W of trough, ne wind 10 to 20 kt. E of trough, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .SUNDAY AND MONDAY...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated thunderstorms far E waters. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$