Small Craft Advisory

NWS Honolulu HI · US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 PM HST Saturday... ...Gale Watch Remains Now In Effect From Saturday Morning Through Sunday Afternoon

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-26 00:17:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-26 00:17:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-26 13:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-27 04:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 8 to 13 feet. For the Gale Watch, east winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 11 to 15 feet possible.

Where

Kauai Northwest Waters, Kauai Windward Waters, Kauai Leeward Waters, Kauai Channel, Oahu Windward Waters and Oahu Leeward Waters.

When

For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM HST Saturday. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon.

Impacts

Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

Instructions

A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to 47 knots has significantly increased but the specific timing and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider altering their plans.

Affected areas

Kauai Northwest Waters
Kauai Windward Waters
Kauai Leeward Waters
Kauai Channel
Oahu Windward Waters
Oahu Leeward Waters

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Honolulu HI
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-26 00:18:21 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m22s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3DH7HVX8R0Q83CFSP1BX5H2
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e11085bfabd9643f4276f8cabb0461f5c5865482.002.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Honolulu HI
AWIPS ID: CAPHFO
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.451
WMO heading: XOHW50
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: Hawaiian Islands (HW)
WMO bulletin number: 50

References

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWHFO
WMOidentifier	WHHW70 PHFO 260017
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.PHFO.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-260927T0400Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T18:00:00-10:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Kauai Northwest Waters
Kauai Windward Waters
Kauai Leeward Waters
Kauai Channel
Oahu Windward Waters
Oahu Leeward Waters

Name	Value
SAME	059110
SAME	059111
SAME	059112
SAME	059113
SAME	059114
SAME	059115
UGC	PHZ110
UGC	PHZ111
UGC	PHZ112
UGC	PHZ113
UGC	PHZ114
UGC	PHZ115