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Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
320 AM HST Wed Jan 8 2025

.Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters...
A cold front will stall near Oahu and Molokai today. Although the
front will gradually dissipate tonight and Thursday, associated
moisture will combine with a low aloft to bring the potential for
thunderstorms. High pressure will then build and prevail
northeast of the area into the weekend. An extra-large west-
northwest swell will peak today.

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Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...

.TODAY...Front stalling over Oahu waters. NW of front, northwest
to north winds 10 to 20 knots. Elsewhere, variable winds 10 knots
or less. Seas 14 to 21 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 12 to 16 feet
at 15 seconds. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots Kauai and Oahu waters,
variable winds 10 knots or less elsewhere. Seas 12 to 18 feet.
Wave Detail: Northwest 12 to 15 feet at 15 seconds and northeast 4
feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20
knots. Seas 11 to 15 feet, declining to 9 to 13 feet Thursday night.
Wave Detail: Northwest 10 to 13 feet at 14 seconds and east
northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Northeast to east winds 15 to 20 knots.
Seas 8 to 11 feet, declining to 5 to 9 feet Saturday and Sunday.
Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms Friday.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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