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FZPN28 KNHC 032114
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 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.

PMZ101-040915-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Pulsing winds to fresh to strong speeds are expected
in the Papagayo region through Sat night, mainly during nighttime
and early morning hours. Gentle to moderate E to SE and moderate
seas are forecast across the offshore waters of Guatemala and El
Salvador through Sun as the Atlantic ridge extends southwestward
across northern Central America. A mix of SW and NW swells will
keep moderate seas between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
through Fri. Elsewhere, light to gentle winds and moderate seas
will prevail.

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PMZ111-040915-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

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PMZ113-040915-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 15 to 20 kt,
shifting to NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds
10 kt, shifting to SW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14
seconds.
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
SE to S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

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PMZ115-040915-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, S winds 10 kt in the
afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt in the morning.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-040915-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-040915-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds
10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-040915-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-040915-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
214 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period
12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less
than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee
of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less
than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.

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Forecaster GR