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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, May 2nd, 1:10pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 120° 75.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 120° 75.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 90° 74.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 100° 75.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 82° --- --- 75.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 48° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 65° --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 7 sec 90° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 77.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 145° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 85° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 188° --- --- 78.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   --- --- --- --- --- 76.3 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- 102° 14-17 kt 70° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 5 sec 73° --- --- 84.0 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.3 ft 6 sec 76° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.6 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 84.2 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Maui San Diego 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Big Island Region Hilo, Big Island (CDIP 188) Yesterday Today -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ? -- -- -- -- ? -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SOUTHWEST HAWAII (NOAA 51002) Yesterday Today -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SOUTHEAST HAWAII (NOAA 51004) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Hilo Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Hilo buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Maui San Diego Hilo Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hilo buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Big Island Wind Observations Upolu Airport ENE (68°) 14-24 kt 8:45 am  Thu 5/2 Hakalau SE (135°) 3-9 kt 8:45 am  Thu 5/2 Puu Mali NE (38°) 6-13 kt 9:00 am  Thu 5/2 Hilo Ap WSW (250°) 5 kt 9:00 am  Thu 5/2 Hilo Hbr Nos WNW (284°) 7-8 kt 9:30 am  Thu 5/2 Pali 2 ENE (66°) 9-16 kt 9:01 am  Thu 5/2 Kealakomo N (353°) 16-23 kt 8:44 am  Thu 5/2 Kapapala WNW (285°) 5-15 kt 8:48 am  Thu 5/2 Nene Cabin E (98°) 7-12 kt 9:23 am  Thu 5/2 Lower Kahuku NE (55°) 3-10 kt 9:23 am  Thu 5/2 South Point Calm 9:00 am  Thu 5/2 Puho Cs SW (218°) 3-8 kt 9:22 am  Thu 5/2 Kona Intl Ap S (170°) 11-20 kt 9:00 am  Thu 5/2 Kaloko-honokohau SSE (159°) 8-13 kt 9:15 am  Thu 5/2 Kaupulehu NW (310°) 5-11 kt 9:36 am  Thu 5/2 Puu Waawaa WSW (255°) 5-10 kt 9:37 am  Thu 5/2 Puuanahulu WNW (288°) 4-10 kt 9:37 am  Thu 5/2 Kohala Ranch WSW (250°) 6-13 kt 9:35 am  Thu 5/2 Puhe Cs WNW (288°) 4-10 kt 9:24 am  Thu 5/2 Kawaihae Nos WNW (302°) 9-11 kt 9:30 am  Thu 5/2 Ahumoa WNW (302°) 4-10 kt 9:35 am  Thu 5/2 Waikoloa ENE (62°) 9-17 kt 9:35 am  Thu 5/2 Keaumo NE (37°) 7-20 kt 9:34 am  Thu 5/2 Pta Kipuka Alala W (279°) 3-9 kt 8:55 am  Thu 5/2 Pta West NW (325°) 5-10 kt 8:56 am  Thu 5/2 Pta Keamuku NNE (24°) 4-10 kt 8:50 am  Thu 5/2 Pta Range 17 NNW (348°) 5-16 kt 8:49 am  Thu 5/2 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Big Island Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Big Island Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Big Island Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 021921 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 921 AM HST Thu May 2 2024 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 921 AM HST Thu May 2 2024 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Moderate to locally strong trades will gradually return today as a high pressure far northeast of the state shifts south and a weak trough northwest of the state moves farther west. Trade winds will strengthen to fresh to locally strong Friday and persist into early next week as another high builds north of the state and remains nearly stationary. Big Island Windward Waters- 921 AM HST Thu May 2 2024 REST OF TODAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SATURDAY East winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. Big Island Leeward Waters- 921 AM HST Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... REST OF TODAY West of the Big Island, winds variable less than 10 knots. Near South Point, east winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming to 25 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots west of the Big Island...east northeast 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 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Near South Point, east winds to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. FRIDAY NIGHT West of the Big Island, south southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to west northwest after midnight. Near South Point, east winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY West of the Big Island, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west northwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Near South Point, east winds to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT West of the Big Island, south winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Near South Point, east winds to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY West of the Big Island, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon and evening, then becoming variable less than 10 knots after midnight. Near South Point, east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. MONDAY West of the Big Island, winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming west 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon, then backing to south in the evening, veering to north northwest after midnight. Near South Point, east winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers. Big Island Southeast Waters- 921 AM HST Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... REST OF TODAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. FRIDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SATURDAY East northeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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