FNUS70 PHFO 081754 FWSHFO SPOT FORECAST FOR LEHUA ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 754 AM HST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR LEHUA ISLAND... HIGH PRESSURE FAR NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TRADE WINDS THROUGH TODAY...WITH WINDS WEAKENING AND TURNING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS...ON THE LARGE SCALE...WILL LIKELY RESULT IN VARIABLE WINDS OVER LEHUA UNTIL SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE ON SATURDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS AND A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE ISLAND ON SUNDAY...AND WEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AFTER THE FRONT. MODERATE TO HIGH NORTHWEST SWELL WILL INCREASE AFTER THE FRONT/S PASSAGE...WITH AN EXTREMELY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL POSSIBLE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. $$ PHZ112-090330- LEHUA ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS- 754 AM HST THU JAN 8 2009 .TODAY...E WINDS AROUND 15 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL AROUND 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL AROUND 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING THEN WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. HAZE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL AROUND 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. HAZE. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KT. HAZE. SCATTERED SHOWERS...MAINLY AFTER NOON. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH. NW SWELL AROUND 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. FREQUENT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH. NW SWELL AROUND 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER...BIRCHARD REQUESTED BY...LEHUA ISLAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT