FZHW51 PHFO 201331
CWFHI1
GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
308 AM HST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS...
A COLD FRONT NEAR KAUAI WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ISLANDS TODAY. THE
FRONT WILL BE EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE CENTERED NORTH OF THE STATE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST BUT LEAVE A
RIDGE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO NEAR KAUAI FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. 
$$
HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES EXCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 KT AROUND KAUAI...VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 KT NEAR KAUAI AND OAHU...NORTH 10 KT
ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 5 FT INCREASING
TO 17 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT.
NORTHWEST SWELL 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 
4 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 12 FT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 7 FT FRIDAY. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 
9 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  
$$
CHANNELS BETWEEN THE ISLANDS-
.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KT ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...NORTH 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 8 FT INCREASING
TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.
NORTHWEST SWELL 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 
TO 6 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 12 FT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 7 FT 
FRIDAY THEN INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 FT SATURDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
$$
THIS ABBREVIATED FORECAST IS INTENDED FOR USCG BROADCASTS. A MORE
DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII IS ISSUED AS CWFHFO AND
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HAWAII.