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FZPN28 KNHC 030854
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
154 AM 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.

PMZ101-032100-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Localized fresh to strong winds will pulse at times
in the immediate Gulf of Papagayo through Sat night, mainly
during nighttime and early morning hours. A mix of SW and NW
swells will keep moderate seas near the Galapagos Islands and
off Ecuador through Fri.

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PMZ111-032100-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.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
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.

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PMZ113-032100-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt,
diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 20 to 25 kt.
Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 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
11 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 13 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.

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PMZ115-032100-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt,
shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.

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PMZ117-032100-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the night.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-032100-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms 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 S 10 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-032100-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to
NW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 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.

$$

PMZ123-032100-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
154 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.TONIGHT...Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...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 SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 11 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 12 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 12 seconds.

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Forecaster Christensen