FZHW61 PHFO 200940
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 AM HST SAT SEP 20 2008
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA 
WILL GRADUALLY BUILD THROUGH TUESDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO STRENGTHEN. 
THE RIDGE WILL THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN....AND THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY 
DIMINISH.
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HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES EXCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND. 
WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NORTH SWELL 4 FT.
.SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT MAALAEA 
BAY AND SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NORTHWEST 
SWELL 3 FT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 
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CHANNELS BETWEEN THE ISLANDS-
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT KAIWI AND KAUAI CHANNELS. 
WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NORTH SWELL 4 FT.
.SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 15 KT KAIWI 
AND KAUAI CHANNELS. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT 
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
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HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
.REST OF TONIGHT...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WEDNESDAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
                                                 
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