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Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
959 AM HST Wed Jan 22 2025

.Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters...
Conditions will quickly change today as a cold front currently
near Oahu continues to move southeast towards Maui County later
today. Gentle to moderate southwest to west winds are expected
ahead of the front with fresh to strong northwest wind behind the
front. The front will likely be weakening and slowing in forward
speed after crossing Oahu, dissipating near the Big Island
Thursday. The front will bring a relatively brief period of
rainfall, near gale force winds, and the potential for
thunderstorms and heavy showers, mainly over Kauai and Oahu
waters this morning and Maui county later today.

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Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots near Kauai and
Oahu...west to southwest 10 to 15 knots elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12
feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds, northwest 5
feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...West to northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 12
feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 13 seconds and northwest 4
feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers.
.THURSDAY...West to northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 11
feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered
showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 8 to 11
feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 to 10 feet at 12 seconds.
.FRIDAY...North northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 20 knots.
Seas 5 to 9 feet. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet.
Scattered showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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