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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1115 AM HST FRI MAR 20 2026



...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts available through

NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal

forecasts...



.Synopsis...A surface low is centered roughly 300 nm W of Kauai

with a front extending from the low into the N offshore waters.

The low will remain nearly stationary through Friday then pass

through the far N offshore waters Saturday as the front moves to

the N. The low will lift NE of the region on Sunday, and strong

high pressure will build far N of the islands Monday and Tuesday.



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Hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-



.TODAY...South southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet.

Wave Detail: South southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds, north 4 feet at

11 seconds and south 3 feet at 12 seconds. Showers with isolated

thunderstorms. 

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave

Detail: North 5 feet at 10 seconds and south southwest 4 feet at

5 seconds. Heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY...South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots near the Big

Island...south southwest 20 to 25 knots elsewhere. Seas 7 to

10 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 11 seconds, south

southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at

18 seconds. Heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...South southwest winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to

9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 10 seconds,

southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds.

Heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Heavy

showers with isolated thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to

8 feet. Showers likely. 

.MONDAY...North northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to

10 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet. Scattered showers. 

.TUESDAY...Alenuihaha Channel, northeast winds 20 to 25 knots,

becoming east northeast 25 to 30 knots. Elsewhere, northeast

winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, subsiding to 7 to

9 feet. Scattered showers.    Winds and seas higher in and near

tstms.  



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Hawaiian Offshore Waters-



.THIS AFTERNOON...N of 24N, E winds 20 to 30 kt. S of 24N E of

161W, SE to S winds 10 to 20 kt. S of 24N W of 161W, SW to W

winds 10 to 15  kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft N of 23N and 5 to 8 ft S of

23N. Isolated  thunderstorms.

.TONIGHT...N of 25N, E winds 15 to 30 kt. S of 25N E of 159W, S 

to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. S of 25N W of 159W, SW to W winds 10 to 

15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft NW half and 5 to 8 ft SE half. Isolated 

to scattered thunderstorms.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...NW half, S to SW winds 15 to 25 

kt, becoming N over far NW waters late Saturday night. SE half, 

SE to S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 12 ft, highest NW half. 

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms.

.SUNDAY...NW half, N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. SE half, SE to S 

winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, highest NW half. Isolated to

scattered thunderstorms.

.MONDAY...NW half, NE winds 15 to 25 kt. SE half, NE to E winds 

5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, highest NW half. Isolated 

thunderstorms SE waters.

.TUESDAY...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated

thunderstorms SE waters.    



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