Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
PHZ100-100130-
301 AM HST Mon Mar 9 2026
.Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters...
High pressure to the far northeast of the state will slowly drift
east through the week. A powerful kona storm developing to the
northwest will approach the state on Tuesday bringing a period of
wet unsettled weather and strong southerly winds to coastal
waters through the forecast period.
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PHZ123-100130- Big Island Leeward Waters- 301 AM HST Mon Mar 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON TODAY Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East 20 to 25 knots near South Point. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy this morning. Isolated showers. TONIGHT West of the Big Island, north winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Near South Point, east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers after midnight. TUESDAY West of the Big Island, east northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, veering to south southwest in the afternoon. Near Kawaihae, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy in the morning. Isolated showers. TUESDAY NIGHT West of the Big Island, north northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Near South Point, east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY South southeast winds 15 to 20 knots west of the Big Island...variable less than 10 knots near Kawaihae. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Winds south winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. THURSDAY West of the Big Island, south southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Near Kawaihae, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. FRIDAY West of the Big Island, south southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots. Near South Point, east southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms through the night. Heavy showers. Isolated thunderstorms through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$
PHZ123-100130- Big Island Leeward Waters- 301 AM HST Mon Mar 9 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON TODAY Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...East 20 to 25 knots near South Point. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy this morning. Isolated showers. TONIGHT West of the Big Island, north winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Near South Point, east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers after midnight. TUESDAY West of the Big Island, east northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, veering to south southwest in the afternoon. Near Kawaihae, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy in the morning. Isolated showers. TUESDAY NIGHT West of the Big Island, north northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Near South Point, east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY South southeast winds 15 to 20 knots west of the Big Island...variable less than 10 knots near Kawaihae. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Winds south winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. THURSDAY West of the Big Island, south southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Near Kawaihae, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west southwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Numerous heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. FRIDAY West of the Big Island, south southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots. Near South Point, east southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and west northwest 4 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms through the night. Heavy showers. Isolated thunderstorms through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$