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navtex marine forecast for hawaiian waters
national weather service honolulu hi
600 pm hst sun nov 22 2009
... please refer to coastal waters forecasts available through noaa
weather radio and other means for detailed coastal forecasts...
. synopsis...
a ridge of high pressure about 350 nm n of kauai will drift s and
weaken through monday. a weak front will dissipate over the n
offshore waters tuesday night and wednesday. a new high will pass
well n of the islands from wednesday through friday ... supporting
fresh to locally strong trade winds. a large nw swell will build
tuesday night and wednesday before diminishing thursday and friday.
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hawaiian waters within 40 nautical miles including the channels-
. tonight through tuesday night ... east winds 15 to 20 kt. wind
waves 5 to 8 ft. northwest swell 6 to 8 ft. isolated showers...
except scattered showers windward big island tonight .
. wednesday through friday ... northeast to east winds 15 to 25 kt.
wind waves 6 to 10 ft. northwest swell 15 ft on wednesday...
diminishing to 11 ft on thursday and 7 ft on friday. isolated
showers.
$$
hawaiian offshore waters
. tonight ... n of 24n ... e winds 10 kt or less. s of 24n ... e winds 15
to 20 kt. seas 9 to 11 ft entire area.
. monday and monday night ... n of 24n ... e winds 10 kt or less. s of
24n ... e winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft entire area.
. tuesday ... n of 24n ... ne winds 10 kt. s of 24n... ne to e winds
15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 12 ft entire area.
. tuesday night ... ne to e winds 15 to 20 kt entire area. n of 21n...
seas building to 12 to 20 ft. s of 21n ... seas 8 to 10 ft.
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