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FZHW51 PHFO 121347
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Generalized Statewide Coastal Waters Forecast for Hawaii
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
347 AM HST Wed Feb 12 2025

.Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters...
A surface ridge north of Kauai will maintain gentle southeast or
variable winds over the western half of the island chain and
moderate east to southeast winds around the Big Island and Maui
today. An approaching front will push the ridge over the islands
veering winds more southeast to south and strengthen over the
western end of the state Thursday. The front will stall and weaken
near Kauai on Friday as high pressure approaches from the
northwest, leading to a decrease in winds and eventually bringing
a return of gentle trades. As the high builds and rapidly moves
off to the northeast, easterly trade winds will strengthen on
Saturday, then decline and veer southerly on Sunday.

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Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-

..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WATERS
AROUND KAUAI AND OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...


.TODAY...Variable winds 10 knots or less around Kauai...east
southeast 10 to 20 knots elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave
Detail:
Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at
8 seconds. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 10 knots or less around Kauai and Oahu. South
southeast winds 10 to 15 knots Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave
Detail:Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 4 feet
at 8 seconds. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY...South southwest winds 20 to 25 knots around
Kauai...south southeast 10 to 15 knots elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8
feet. Wave Detail:
Northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 9
seconds. Isolated showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South southwest winds 15 to 20 knots around
Kauai and Oahu. Elsewhere south southeast winds 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail:Northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds and
east southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots.
Seas 8 to 10 feet. Scattered showers Kauai and Oahu waters,
isolated showers elsewhere.
.SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 11 feet.
Isolated showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast to south winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 8
feet. Scattered showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to
11 feet. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet. Scattered
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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