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GENERALIZED STATEWIDE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 PM HST THU DEC 4 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE JUST NORTH OF THE STATE WILL ALLOW
LIGHT TRADES TO RETURN TO THE ISLANDS FOR A SHORT TIME. THE RIDGE
WILL MOVE BACK SOUTH OVER THE STATE SATURDAY. IT WILL THEN RECEDE
EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE STATE
FROM THE NORTHWEST. 

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HAWAIIAN WATERS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE CHANNELS-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR ALL 
HAWAIIAN WATERS EXCEPT MAALAEA BAY...

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 
FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 13 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 
TO 5 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 11 TO 12 FT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 
2 TO 4 FT. NORTHWEST SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. HAZE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
SHOWERS. 
.TUESDAY...WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. NORTH SWELL 9 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  

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THIS ABBREVIATED FORECAST IS INTENDED FOR USCG BROADCASTS. A MORE
DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII IS ISSUED AS CWFHFO AND
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HAWAII.