FZHW60 PHFO 220352 OFFHFO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 600 PM HST SAT NOV 21 2009 HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 40 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO 240 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE PORTION OF THE PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA 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. PHZ105-221000- 600 PM HST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED FAR NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY...AND TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. A NEW HIGH WILL BUILD NW OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY...AND PASS N OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ON THURSDAY. A WEAKENING FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE N OFFSHORE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. $$ PHZ180-221000- HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS 600 PM HST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 19N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...N OF 25N...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 25N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT ENTIRE AREA. .MONDAY AND TUESDAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 24N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WEDNESDAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. N OF 21N...SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. S OF 21N...SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .THURSDAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$