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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIIAN WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1200 PM HST TUE MAY 13 2008
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...
A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE JUST NORTH OF KAUAI WILL MOVE SOUTH 
AND SETTLE OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AND LINGER THERE 
THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL ENTER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM 
THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND STALL. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE 
THROUGH THURSDAY. 
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HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES EXCLUDING THE CHANNELS-
.TODAY...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AROUND KAUAI...EAST 10 KT
ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AROUND KAUAI...SOUTHEAST 
10 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT.
HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 
FT OR LESS. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 7 FT THURSDAY.
HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. 
NORTHWEST SWELL 7 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
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CHANNELS BETWEEN THE ISLANDS-
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 KT ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. HAZE. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL...
SOUTHWEST 10 KT ELSEWHERE. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NORTHWEST
SWELL 3 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. 
NORTHWEST SWELL 3 FT INCREASING TO 6 FT THURSDAY. HAZE. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.  
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT
OR LESS. NORTHWEST SWELL 7 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
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HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N...SE TO S WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT... N OF 19N W OF 160W... VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. N 
OF 19N E OF 160W...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 19N...EAST WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 159W...SW TO W WINDS 
TO 15 KT. N OF 20N E OF 159W...S WINDS TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT NW AND N OF KAUAI. 
OTHERWISE...SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...N OF 19N W OF 158W...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. N OF 19N E OF 158W...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 19N...EAST 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 20N...5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
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