FNUS70 PHFO 191712 FWSHFO SPOT FORECAST FOR LEHUA ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 800 AM HST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR LEHUA ISLAND... THE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. GENTLE NE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AS A SURFACE RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. MODERATE SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT 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. $$ PHZ112-200315- LEHUA ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS- 703 AM HST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM HST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS THEN 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 4 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS AROUND 15 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS INCREASING TO 11 TO 16 FT AT 15 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL AROUND 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS AROUND 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 11 TO 14 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS AROUND 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS AROUND 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. NW SWELL 5 TO 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER.....POWELL REQUESTED BY...LEHUA ISLAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT