FZHW51 PHFO 120134 CWFHI1 GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 334 PM HST SUN MAY 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FAR NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL MOVE SOUTH ...SETTLING OVER THE CENTRAL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS NORTHWEST OF KAUAI WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES EXCLUDING THE CHANNELS- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR WATERS SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AROUND KAUAI...EAST 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT WEDNESDAY INCREASING TO 11 FT THURSDAY. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 9 TO 10 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ CHANNELS BETWEEN THE ISLANDS- ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR PAILOLO CHANNEL AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...EAST 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NORTHWEST SWELL 6 FT INCREASING TO 9 FT THURSDAY. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 9 FT. HAZE. 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.