FZHW60 PHFO 092122 OFFHFO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1200 PM HST SAT MAY 9 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. PHZ105-100400- 1200 PM HST SAT MAY 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS...A RIDGE JUST NW OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE SLOWLY AND REMAIN OVER THE NW WATERS FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PHZ180-100400- HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS 1200 PM HST SAT MAY 9 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SE HALF...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW HALF...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SE HALF...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NW HALF... VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$