000 FZHW60 PHFO 090951 OFFHFO OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR HAWAII NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1200 AM HST FRI MAY 9 2008 HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 40 NAUTICAL MILES OUT TO 240 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING THE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT EAST OF FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. PHZ105-091600- 1200 AM HST FRI MAY 9 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL START MOVING SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SETTLE JUST NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TUESDAY. $$ PHZ180-091600- HAWAIIAN OFFSHORE WATERS 1200 AM HST FRI MAY 9 2008 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUNDAY...N OF 18N...E WINDS 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MONDAY...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUESDAY...N OF 20N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$