FZHW60 PHFO 202145
OFFHFO
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 PM HST TUE JAN 20 2009
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 40 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO 240
NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT EAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT
OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN
TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
PHZ105-210400-
1200 PM HST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS...
A COLD FRONT NEAR OAHU WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ISLANDS TODAY. THE FRONT
WILL BE EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. 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.
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PHZ180-210400-
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
1200 PM HST TUE JAN 20 2009
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO SW ORIENTED FRONT MOVING TO MAUI. W OF FRONT 
N OF 20N...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF FRONT N OF 20N...SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. S OF 20N...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT WITHIN 
NW SEMICIRCLE OF KAUAI...7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT...FRONT MOVING E OF BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING. NE WINDS 15 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT WITHIN NW SEMICIRCLE OF MAUI...HIGHEST NW 
AND N OF KAUAI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...STRONGEST S 
OF 20N. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...LOWEST SE OF BIG ISLAND.
.THURSDAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.FRIDAY...N OF 22N W OF 158W...SE WINDS 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 13 TO 14 FT FAR NW OF KAUAI.
.SATURDAY...SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
                                                
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