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PHZ123 Big Island Leeward Waters- 923 Am Hst Tue Apr 23 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through Wednesday afternoon - .
Rest of today - West winds 7 to 10 knots west of the big island - .east to 25 knots near south point. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers late this morning. Tonight - West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots west of the big island - .east to 25 knots near south point. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. Wednesday - West of the big island, south southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to west northwest in the afternoon. NEar south point, east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Wednesday night - Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the big island - .east 20 to 25 knots near south point. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. Thursday - Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the big island - .east 20 to 25 knots near south point. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Thursday night - Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the big island - .east 20 to 25 knots near south point. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. Friday - West of the big island, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west northwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming variable less than 10 knots. NEar south point, east northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day. Saturday - West of the big island, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north 7 to 10 knots after midnight. NEar south point, east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day.

PHZ100 923 Am Hst Tue Apr 23 2024
Synopsis for hawaiian coastal waters - High pressure north of the state will slowly drift east and strengthen over the next few days.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 950 AM HST Tue Apr 23 2024

SYNOPSIS
Moderate to breezy trade wind conditions will continue through the week, with clouds and showers favoring windward and mauka areas. Trades look to ease slightly this weekend as high pressure weakens to the north.

DISCUSSION
Overnight showers continue to wane this morning as the residual moisture from last night moves east of the state. Guidance shows another band of moisture moving through tonight which will bring another uptick in windward and makua showers, with some showers spilling over into leeward areas of the smaller islands. Shower coverage should trend down later this week as drier air moves in.

Expect moderate to breezy northeast to east trade winds to continue through the week as high pressure remains to the northeast. Trades look to ease slightly this weekend as high pressure weakens in response to a developing low far northwest of the state.

AVIATION
Moderate to breezy trade winds will remain in place for the next few days as a surface ridge remains to the north of the islands.
Clouds and showers will continue favoring windward and mountain areas with occasional showers reaching leeward areas. Bands of increased shower activity with embedded MVFR conditions will be possible tonight into tomorrow as areas of increased moisture move through.

AIRMET Tango is in effect for moderate low level turbulence downwind of the terrain for all islands. AIRMET Sierra for mountain obscuration over windward areas will be possible later this evening into tomorrow morning.

MARINE
High pressure north of the state will slowly drift east and strengthen over the next few days, resulting in fresh to strong trade winds over the islands. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for higher winds through Wednesday covering most Hawaiian coastal waters from Oahu to Big Island.

Surf heights along all shores will remain below advisory thresholds through the weekend. A small, medium period northwest swell will arrive on Wednesday and continue through Saturday. Choppy, rough surf expected all week along east facing shores due to the trade winds. South facing shores will continue to see small background swell pulses through rest of the the week.

HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM HST Wednesday for Oahu Leeward Waters-Kaiwi Channel-Maui County Windward Waters-Maalaea Bay- Pailolo Channel-Alenuihaha Channel-Big Island Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters.

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