Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
096 FNUS70 PHFO 092254 FWSHFO Spot Forecast for French Frigate Shoals...NOAA Fisheries National Weather Service Honolulu HI 1254 PM HST Wed Sep 9 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 HST on September 09. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Tropical Storm Lowell remains over 350 miles to the NNE of FFS today and will be tracking westward over the next few days then drift further N over the weekend. Swells from Lowell is currently impacting FFS, but these swells should steadily taper off over the next few days. No significant weather is expected through early next week, but the trailing band of moisture from Lowell will move within the vicinity of FFS this weekend. Some scattered showers should be expected within this band of moisture with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Moderate trade winds could return sometime around the middle of next week. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Surface winds (kts).Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Swell height........Northeast swell 9 feet Swell period........11 seconds Wave height.........10 feet. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Surface winds (kts).Southwest to West winds 8 to 10 knots. Swell height........Northeast swell 8 feet Swell period........11 seconds Wave height.........9 feet. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Surface winds (kts).South to Southwest winds 8 to 11 knots. Swell height........North swell 7 feet Swell period........10 seconds Wave height.........8 feet. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.Southeast winds around 7 knots. Wave height 7 feet. North swell 5 feet 9 seconds. .SATURDAY... Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Southeast winds around 5 knots. Wave height 6 feet. East swell 4 feet 8 seconds. .SUNDAY... Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Southeast winds around 5 to 10 knots. Wave height 5 feet. East swell 4 feet 10 seconds. $$ Forecaster...Kino Requested by...Marylou Staman Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2611796.40/HFO .DELDT 09/09/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL laloturtles@gmail.com,Lizabeth.Kashinsky@noaa.gov,marylou.staman@noaa.gov,Hope.Ronco@noaa.gov,christy.kozama@noaa.gov,laloseal30@gmail.com,Psdcamps@gmail.com