Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
583 FZHW61 PHFO 222201 OFFN10 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1201 PM HST WED JAN 22 2025 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal forecasts... .Synopsis...A cold front over the central waters will continue to move SE down the island chain tonight before stalling and dissipating over SE waters Thursday. A brief period of moderate to strong NW winds is expected behind the front. Winds will diminish on Thursday as a ridge moves over the area, with the ridge moving north Friday and Saturday. $$ Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels- .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots near Kauai and Oahu...west to southwest 10 to 15 knots elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds, northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...West to northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 13 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...West to northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 to 10 feet at 12 seconds. .FRIDAY...North northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 9 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet. Scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ Hawaiian Offshore Waters- .THIS AFTERNOON...Front from 24N154W to 19N162W moving SE 15 kt. N of front, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. S of front, S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Isolated thunderstorms along front. .TONIGHT...Dissipating front from 24N154W to 17N159W. N of front, W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. S of front, variable winds 10 kt or less. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Isolated thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Front dissipated. Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 14 ft, highest N. .FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 5 to 9 ft Saturday and Sunday. $$