FZHW61 PHFO 100345 OFFN10 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 600 PM HST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS... A RIDGE ABOUT 200 MILES NORTH OF KAUAI WILL MOVE SOUTH SLOWLY AND WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL REACH KAUAI WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND STALL NEAR MAUI COUNTY ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE ISLANDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS- .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 10 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 15 FT AND SOUTH SWELL 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS .TONIGHT...FRONT ACROSS NW WATERS. BEHIND FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT... HIGHEST N AND W. .WEDNESDAY...FRONT JUST W OF KAUAI. BEHIND FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST N AND W. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST N AND W. .THURSDAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N AND W. $$