FZHW61 PHFO 212155 OFFN10 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR HAWAIIAN WATERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1200 PM HST TUE MAY 21 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK N TO S TROUGH NEAR THE BIG ISLAND WILL MEANDER OVER THE N OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY NW. TRADE WINDS RETURN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FAR NE OF THE AREA. $$ HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS- .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH WINDS TO 10 KT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. SOUTH SWELL 4 TO 5 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. HAZE NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. MIXED SWELL SOUTH 4 FT AND NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. MIXED SWELL SOUTH 3 FT AND NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS .THIS AFTERNOON...TROUGH 24N154W TO 18N158W. W OF TROUGH...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF TROUGH...S WINDS TO 15 KT. S OF 18N...E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...TROUGH 24N155W TO 18N161W. W OF TROUGH...NE TO E WINDS TO 10 KT. E OF TROUGH...E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...N OF 22N...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$