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FZPN28 KNHC 040159
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 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.

PMZ101-041400-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh northeast to east winds in the Gulf of
Papagayo region will diminish Fri afternoon. Moderate to large
cross-equatorial south to southwest swell will propagate through
the waters southwest of the Galapagos Islands starting Fri.
Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas in
southerly swell are expected.

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PMZ111-041400-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 kt
late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.

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PMZ113-041400-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.

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PMZ115-041400-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.

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PMZ117-041400-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered
tstms through the night.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-041400-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-041400-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

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PMZ123-041400-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
659 PM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.

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