FZHW60 PHFO 120330 OFFHFO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 600 PM HST SUN MAY 11 2008 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. PHZ105-121000- 600 PM HST MON MAY 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE 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 ALSO MOVE INTO THE WATERS NORTHWEST OF KAUAI WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PHZ180-121000- HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS 600 PM HST SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. REST OF AREA...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS ENTIRE AREA 5 TO 7 FT. .MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...NORTH OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 KT. AREA BETWEEN 24N AND 19N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. REST OF AREA E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS ENTIRE AREA 5 TO 7 FT. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AREA N OF 22N...S AND SW WINDS TO 15 KT. REST OF AREA...E AND SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS ENTIRE AREA 4 TO 6 FT. .WEDNESDAY...N OF 19N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. REST OF AREA SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N W OF 157W. OTHERWISE SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THURSDAY...FRONT MOVING INTO WATERS NW OF KAUAI. W OF FRONT...N WINDS TO 15 KT. REST OF AREA N OF 19N AND E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. REST OF AREA...SE AND S WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS INCREASING FROM 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N TO 9 TO 11 FT N OF 23N. .FRIDAY...AREA N OF 21N...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. AREA BETWEEN 22N AND 18N W OF 155W...SE WINDS TO 10 KT. REST OF AREA...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS ENTIRE AREA 7 TO 9 FT. $$