Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Impending Winter Storm
An approaching storm will bring rain and high elevation snow to Pacific Northwest through the weekend. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Southeast today into this evening as a low strengthens over the Southeast. This system will form into a winter storm on Sunday that will bring heavy snow, high winds, and coastal flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast into Monday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Kaiwi Channel (PHZ116) Issued by: National Weather Service Honolulu, HI Last Update: 311 AM HST Sat Feb 21 2026 |  |
Today: East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet this afternoon. Wave detail: east northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Scattered heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. Tonight: East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south southeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. Sunday: Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. A chance of showers. Sunday Night: Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 3 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. Monday: Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northeast to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: north northeast 10 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. Monday Night: Northeast winds to 10 knots, rising to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave detail: north northeast 11 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. Tuesday: Northeast winds to 15 knots, rising to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave detail: north northeast 10 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. Wednesday: East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Kaiwi Channel (PHZ116) | |
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