Hawaiian Coastal Waters - (Oahu Leeward Waters/PHZ115) - Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Hawaiian Coastal Waters Issued by the National Weather Service
Small Craft Advisory for Oahu Leeward Waters until 2018-12-15T04:00:00

WHHW70 PHFO 141330 MWWHFO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 330 AM HST Fri Dec 14 2018 PHZ110>120-122>124-150230- /O.CON.PHFO.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-181215T0400Z/ Kauai Northwest Waters-Kauai Windward Waters-Kauai Leeward Waters- Kauai Channel-Oahu Windward Waters-Oahu Leeward Waters- Kaiwi Channel-Maui County Windward Waters- Maui County Leeward Waters-Maalaea Bay-Pailolo Channel- Big Island Windward Waters-Big Island Leeward Waters- Big Island Southeast Waters- 330 AM HST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... * Winds and Seas...East winds 20 to 25 kt with higher gusts. Seas 6 to 11 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots and/or seas 10 feet or greater are expected to produce conditions hazardous to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions. && $$

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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
East winds to 25 knots. Wind waves 8 feet. Northwest swell 5 feet.
TONIGHT
Northeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves 7 feet. Northwest swell 5 feet.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves 6 feet. Northwest swell 5 feet.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 20 knots. Wind waves 6 feet. Northwest swell 9 feet increasing to 12 feet after midnight.
SUNDAY
East winds 15 knots. Wind waves 5 feet. Northwest swell 12 feet.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 knots. Wind waves 4 feet. Northwest swell 10 feet.
MONDAY
Northeast winds 10 knots. Wind waves 3 feet. Northwest swell 7 to 9 feet.
TUESDAY
Northeast winds 15 knots rising to to 25 knots after midnight. Wind waves 4 to 6 feet. Northwest swell 11 to 13 feet. Isolated showers.

Surf Advisory and Warning Criteria
Location/shoreline Advisory Warning
North-Facing Shores- 15 Feet faces (8' Local) 25 Feet faces (15' local)
West-Facing Shores - 12 Feet (7' local) 20 Feet (12' local)
West-Facing- Big Is.- 8 Feet (4'+ local) 12 Feet (7' local)
South-Facing Shores- 8 Feet (4'+ local) 15 Feet (8' local)
East-Facing Shores- 8 Feet (4'+ local) 15 Feet (8' local)