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FZHW61 PHFO 081537
OFFN10

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
537 AM HST WED JAN 8 2025

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts available through
NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
forecasts...

.Synopsis...A cold front will stall over central waters 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-

.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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Hawaiian Offshore Waters-

.TODAY...Front stalling over central waters. N of front, NW to N
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. S of front, variable winds
15 kt or less. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...Front stalled over central waters. NE to E winds 10 to
20 kt, strongest N. Seas 12 to 17 ft N waters, and seas 8 to 12
ft S waters. Isolated thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY..NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft Thursday, 6 to 12 ft Friday and Saturday, and 6 to 9 ft
Sunday. Isolated thunderstorms.

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