FZHW51 PHFO 080740 CWFHI1 GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 940 PM HST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS... A SURFACE RIDGE LOCATED FAR NORTH OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A NEW SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO A POSITION SLIGHTLY CLOSER TO THE ALOHA STATE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH IS ALSO FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE ISLANDS BY MID-WEEK. $$ HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR MAALAEA BAY...THE WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND...AND THE PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNELS... .REST OF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 10 FT. NORTH SWELL 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 9 FT. NORTH SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 11 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 10 FT. NORTHEAST SWELL 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS. $$