Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
939 FNUS70 PHFO 300946 FWSHFO Spot Forecast for M/V Bluefin TAO Station 51312...NOAA National Weather Service Honolulu HI 1146 PM HST Sat Aug 29 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0000 HST on August 30. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... At 10N170W, the Bluefin will be embedded in the monsoon trough, which makes the forecast confidence low. While currently, frequent rain with scattered thunderstorms in the area, latest guidance is showing weather improving over the area during the day Sunday, which may provide a brief break of showers and thunderstorms. This break likely won`t last long with showers and isolated thunderstorms likely returning Sunday night. Sea surface temperatures should be around 85 degrees. Winds will generally be light, but some erratic winds will be possible with any thunderstorms. A long-period south swell will steadily fill in on Monday. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Max temperature.....86 degrees. Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 4 to 8 knots. Swell height........3 feet south-southeast Swell period........10 seconds. Wave height.........6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms. Min temperature.....80 degrees Surface winds (kts).Light and variable winds 3 to 7 knots. Swell height........3 feet south-southeast Swell period........10 seconds. Wave height.........5 feet. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms. Max temperature.....86 degrees Surface winds (kts).Light and variable winds 3 to 7 knots. Swell height........2 feet south Swell period........18 seconds. Wave height.........5 feet. $$ Forecaster...Kino Requested by...Dawn Petraitis Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2620574.0/HFO .DELDT 08/30/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL ndbc.mcc@noaa.gov,luke.a.gower@noaa.gov,rvbluefin@gmail.com,james.coleman@noaa.gov,bryan.guchereau@noaa.gov,dawn.petraitis@noaa.gov,keith.j.rubio@noaa.gov,bill.hansen@noaa.gov,tim.martin@noaa.gov,daniel.rutledge@noaa.gov,warren.w.collins@noaa.gov,brett.taft@noaa.gov,stephanie.ray@noaa.gov