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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
600 PM HST WED DEC 3 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.

PHZ105-041000-
600 PM HST WED DEC 3 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS...
HIGH PRESSURE FAR NE OF THE ISLANDS WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH THE PERIOD. A RIDGE EXTENDING SW FROM THE HIGH WILL BE
OVER THE ISLANDS TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE TO A POSITION JUST N OF
KAUAI ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PASSING WELL NW OF THE
ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND WILL PUSH THE RIDGE S OVER THE ISLANDS.

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PHZ180-041000-
HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS
600 PM HST WED DEC 3 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 19N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE OF SEMICIRCLE 
FROM OAHU...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NW SEMICIRCLE FROM OAHU...SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT...HIGHEST NW WATERS.
.THURSDAY...N OF 23N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 23N...E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NW SEMICIRCLE FROM MAUI...SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...
HIGHEST NW WATERS. SE SEMICIRCLE OF MAUI...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT...
HIGHEST NW WATERS.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 18N...E 
WINDS 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...N OF 23N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 
23N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 
9 FT ON SUNDAY. 
.MONDAY...N OF 23N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 23N S TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
                                                 

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