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FZPN28 KNHC 070259
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

Offshore Waters Forecast for the E Pacific within 250 nm of
Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador

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.

PMZ101-071500-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Gentle to locally moderate breezes will persist
across the waters off Central America, Colombia and Ecuador,
with primarily moderate SW swell through Thu. New SW swell is
expected to enter the waters north of the Equator and build
across the area waters tonight through Thu.

$$

PMZ111-071500-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period
12 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-071500-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting
to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-071500-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-071500-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THU...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft
in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-071500-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-071500-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-071500-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
759 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Aguirre