Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
015 FZHW60 PHFO 081508 OFFHFO Offshore Waters Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 508 AM HST Wed May 8 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. PHZ105-082300- 508 AM HST Wed May 8 2024 .Synopsis for the Hawaiian offshore waters... High pressure northeast of the waters will drift east as a front approaches the offshore waters from the northwest. The front will weaken into a trough over the central waters. An upper low will move across the area towards the end of the week which will bring the potential for thunderstorms. $$ PHZ180-082300- Hawaiian Offshore Waters- 508 AM HST Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...N of 18N, W of 157W, NE winds up to 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N of 18N, NE to E winds 5 to 15 kt. S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.. Trough over central waters. W of trough, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. E of trough, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms. .SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms. $$