FNUS70 PHFO 171720 FWSHFO SPOT FORECAST FOR LEHUA ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 800 AM HST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR LEHUA ISLAND... THE VERY LARGE SWELL WILL PEAK THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MODERATE N WINDS WILL BECOME GENTLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS A SURFACE RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. MODERATE SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND BREEZY NW WINDS ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NE AND SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. A NEW LARGE SWELL WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY AND PEAK TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PHZ112-180400- LEHUA ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS- 800 AM HST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WINDS AROUND 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 15 TO 16 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 13 TO 15 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING THEN WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 11 TO 14 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 11 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS THEN 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING RAPIDLY TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS...RISING RAPIDLY TO 12 TO 16 FT AT 16 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT RISING RAPIDLY TO 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 14 TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 13 TO 17 FT AT 15 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 10 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER.....DONALDSON REQUESTED BY...LEHUA ISLAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT