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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
600 AM HST TUE JAN 20 2009
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...
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. 
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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. 
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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. 
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HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
.TODAY...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.
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