Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI
863 FNUS70 PHFO 171715 FWSHFO Spot Forecast for Coral Reef Monitoring Baker Island...NOAA National Weather Service Honolulu HI 715 AM HST Fri Jul 17 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 HST on July 17. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Light winds will prevail over Baker Island for at least the next five days. The island will sit between a persistent trough running roughly along 10N and transient troughs several hundred miles south and southwest of Baker Island. This will lead to low chances for thunderstorms. No significant swells expected. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Surface winds (kts).Variable winds up to 5 knots. Swell height........South 4 feet. Swell period........10 Seconds. Wave height.........5 to 7 feet. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds up to 5 knots. Swell height........South swell 5 feet. Swell period........10 Seconds. Wave height.........6 to 7 feet. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers. Surface winds (kts).Variable winds up to 5 knots Swell height........South swell 6 feet. Swell period........10 Seconds. Wave height.........6 to 8 feet. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers. South to southeast winds around 5 knots. Waveheight 6 to 8 feet. Southeast swell of 6 feet, 10 seconds. .MONDAY... Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers. Variable winds around 5 knots. Waveheight 6 to 8 feet. Southeast swell of 5 feet, 10 seconds. .TUESDAY... Variable winds around 5 knots. 7 feet. East winds around 5 knots. Waveheight 6 to 8 feet. Southeast swell of 5 feet, 10 seconds. $$ Forecaster...Shigesato Requested by...Faith Knighton Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2617041.2/HFO .DELDT 07/17/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL kelli-ann.e.bliss@noaa.gov,calla.lloyd-lim@noaa.gov,pr.wso.pago.pago@noaa.gov,thomas.oliver@noaa.gov,matthew.chauvin@noaa.gov,joao.garriques@noaa.gov,faith.knighton@noaa.gov,ops.sette@noaa.gov,xo.sette@noaa.gov,andrew.shantz@noaa.gov,co.sette@noaa.gov,NAV.Sette@noaa.gov,hannah.barkley@noaa.gov,allan.wilkinson@noaa.gov