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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Honolulu HI

1053 AM HST Sat Mar 21 2026



The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Alenuihaha Channel...

  Maalaea Bay...

  Maui County Leeward Waters...

  Maui County Windward Waters...

  Pailolo Channel...



* Until 1230 PM HST.



* At 1052 AM HST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 6 nm northwest of FAD Buoy MC to 32 nm southeast of

  FAD Buoy P, moving northeast at 25 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 

           suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Kalaupapa, Cape Halawa, Shipwreck Beach, FAD Buoy K, Maliko Boat

  Ramp, Kahului Harbor, FAD Buoy N, and FAD Buoy Q.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Prepare for gusty winds, steep and fast-building seas, and blinding

downpours. Stay low or go below, and make sure all on board are

wearing life jackets.



&&



LAT...LON 2110 15586 2089 15619 2095 15629 2090 15648

      2100 15655 2103 15664 2095 15670 2086 15668

      2078 15655 2080 15649 2071 15645 2015 15729

      2033 15750 2051 15761 2110 15708 2105 15685

      2116 15671 2119 15700 2157 15666

TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 242DEG 27KT 2067 15724 2033 15749 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...40KTS



$$



Vaughan