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FZPN28 KNHC 052131
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 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.

PMZ101-060945-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridge north of the region will
support pulsing fresh to strong NE to E gap winds across the
Papagayo region through the weekend. Peak seas will build 7 to 8
ft downstream each late night through morning. Moderate N winds
will pulse to locally fresh each evening and night across the
Gulf of Panama through Fri night. Moderate or weaker winds and
slight to moderate seas in SW swell will prevail elsewhere.

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PMZ111-060945-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 18 seconds.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-060945-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
18 seconds.
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-060945-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds.
.THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft
in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-060945-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers
through the night.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-060945-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night.
.THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in
the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the
night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-060945-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 11 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-060945-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
131 PM PST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...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 12 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less
than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Christensen