FZHW60 PHFO 100949
OFFHFO
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 AM HST WED FEB 10 2010
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.
PHZ105-101600-
1200 AM HST WED FEB 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS...A RIDGE ABOUT 75 NM N OF 
KAUAI IS MOVING S SLOWLY AND WEAKENING AS A FRONT 240 NM NW OF KAUAI 
MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW. THE FRONT WILL REACH KAUAI THIS 
EVENING THEN STALL NEAR MAUI COUNTY ON THURSDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD 
BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG 24N.
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PHZ180-101600-
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
1200 AM HST WED FEB 10 2010
.REST OF TONIGHT...FRONT ENTERING FAR NW WATERS. N OF 22N W OF 
158W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 KT N OF 
FRONT. N OF 22N E OF 158W...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. S OF 22N...E TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...STRONGEST S OF 18N. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT NW HALF... 
HIGHEST FAR NW WATERS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.WEDNESDAY...FRONT MOVING OVER NW WATERS TO 25N155W TO 20N164W. N OF 
FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. N OF 21N E OF 156W...VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.. SEAS 11 TO 18 
FT...HIGHEST NW HALF.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FRONT STALLING AND WEAKENING FROM 24N153W TO 
19N163W. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG FRONT. SEAS 
12 TO 19 FT.
.THURSDAY...N OF 24N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 24N...NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...N OF 24N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.SUNDAY...N OF 23N...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. S OF 23N...E TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
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