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Spot Forecast for French Frigate Shoals - NOAA Fisheries...NOAA Fisheries

National Weather Service Honolulu HI

722 AM HST Wed May 8 2024



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 HST on May 08. 

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Moderate northeasterly trade winds will gradually increase 

over the next couple of days, holding at fresh strength Friday and 

Saturday. There will be low chances for thunderstorms late tonight and 

Thursday, but the main threat will be off to the northeast and east. 

Winds will ease slightly and become more easterly on Sunday. A long 

period south swell will begin to build later today, peak Thursday and 

Friday, then slowly decline over the weekend.



.TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.

Chance of pcpn.......20 percent. 

Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 8 to 12 knots. 

Swell height........1 foot. 

Swell period........20 seconds. 

Wave height.........5 feet. 

Wind wave...........4 feet. 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 

Chance of pcpn......30 percent. 

Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 12 to 15 knots. 

Swell height........2 feet 

Swell period........19 seconds. 

Wave height.........5 feet. 

Wind wave...........4 feet. 



.THURSDAY...



Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 

Chance of pcpn......50 percent. 

Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds around 15 knots. 

Swell height........3 feet 

Swell period........17 seconds. 

Wave height.........8 feet. 

Wind wave...........7 feet. 



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...

Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Northeast winds around 20 knots. 

South swell 3 feet 16 seconds.

.SATURDAY...

Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Northeast winds around 20 knots. 

South swell 2 feet 15 seconds.

.SUNDAY...

Partly cloudy with scattered showers. East winds 15 to 20 knots.

South swell 2 feet 14 seconds. 



$$

Forecaster...Wroe

Requested by...Hope Ronco

Type of request...MARINE

.TAG 2412979.0/HFO

.DELDT 05/08/24

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