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PHZ112 Kauai Leeward Waters- 334 Am Hst Wed Apr 24 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through early Thursday morning - .
Today - East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave detail: east 8 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers this morning.Tonight - East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave detail: east 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers. Thursday - East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave detail: east 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Thursday night - East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave detail: east 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. Friday - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave detail: east 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Friday night - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave detail: east 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Saturday - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day. Sunday - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day.

PHZ100 334 Am Hst Wed Apr 24 2024
Synopsis for hawaiian coastal waters - High pressure will meander northeast of the state driving strong to near gale force trades. The high is forecast to weaken over the weekend as a deep low develops northwest of the area.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 339 AM HST Wed Apr 24 2024

SYNOPSIS
Breezy to locally windy trade winds will continue through Friday.
Expect enhanced trade wind showers through Thursday morning as a band of unsettled clouds rides through the islands on the trade winds. These showers will mainly form over windward and mountain slopes, favoring the overnight to early morning hours. Trade wind speeds will decrease slightly this weekend as high pressure weakens to the north and a low pressure system deepens far northwest of the island chain.

DISCUSSION
The satellite imagery this morning continues to show a long band of unstable clouds embedded in the trade wind flow creeping towards Hawaii from the east. This unsettled cloud band will produce periods of showers mainly over windward and mountain areas, favoring the overnight to early morning hours. Expect decreasing shower coverage during the daylight hours. This period of enhanced showers will likely continue through Thursday morning.

In the big picture, a high pressure system will continue to linger 1000 miles northeast of the island chain through Friday, producing breezy to locally trade winds across the Hawaii region.
Wind speeds may approach Wind Advisory thresholds in some wind favored locations over the Big Island from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday. However, we are expecting wind speeds to remain just below advisory thresholds for these windier zones.

This high center will drift farther east from Friday to Saturday decreasing trade wind speeds as a cut off low pressure system deepens approximately 1000 miles northwest of Kauai. The cut off low at this time remains too far northwest of the islands to impact island weather. Expect winds to veer from a more east to southeast direction this weekend, and to decrease into more moderate trade wind levels from Saturday to Sunday. The weather forecast for this weekend appears fairly dry and sunny, another great weekend for outdoor activities.

AVIATION
Breezy to locally strong trade winds will prevail for the next couple of days as a surface ridge remains to the north of the islands. Cloud bands with SHRA are moving in bringing MVFR conds to windward and mauka areas. Isol SHRA may make it to lee sides periodically dropping conds to MVFR but those should be brief.

AIRMET Sierra for mtn obsc is in effect for all islands and windward Big Island.

AIRMET Tango is in effect for moderate low level turb downwind of the terrain for all islands.

MARINE
An area of high pressure will meander northeast of the state over the next few days, driving strong to locally near gale trades.
The high is forecast to weaken over the weekend as a deep low develops northwest of the area. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for all Hawaiian coastal waters through tonight and will likely need to be extended for all or most waters through Thursday.

Surf heights along all shores will remain below advisory thresholds through the forecast period. A small, medium period northwest swell will fill in tonight, peak Thursday night. Another small, medium period northwest pulse will fill in Friday, peak late Friday into Saturday, and subside Sunday. Choppy, rough surf is expected all week along east facing shores due to persistent trade winds. A slight downtrend in surf is expected along east facing shores over the weekend as trades ease. South facing shores will continue to see small background swell pulses through the forecast period.

HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Thursday for all Hawaiian waters-

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Waimea Bay
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Wed -- 03:30 AM HST     0.62 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:11 AM HST     Sunrise
Wed -- 06:33 AM HST     Moonset
Wed -- 09:29 AM HST     -0.15 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:29 PM HST     1.43 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:02 PM HST     Sunset
Wed -- 08:04 PM HST     Moonrise
Wed -- 11:39 PM HST     0.15 feet Low Tide
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Port Allen
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Wed -- 03:13 AM HST     0.68 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:11 AM HST     Sunrise
Wed -- 06:33 AM HST     Moonset
Wed -- 09:14 AM HST     -0.16 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:13 PM HST     1.58 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:02 PM HST     Sunset
Wed -- 08:04 PM HST     Moonrise
Wed -- 11:24 PM HST     0.17 feet Low Tide
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Port Allen, Hanapepe Bay, Kauai Island, Hawaii, Tide feet

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