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FZPN28 KNHC 040824
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 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.

PMZ101-042030-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong northeast to east gap winds and
moderate seas will continue in the Papagayo region through Wed
morning. The Tehuantepec gap wind event will continue to bring
moderate north to northeast winds and moderate to rough seas in
the far western offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador
through Wed morning. Afterward, rather calm marine conditions
are expected through the remainder of the period.

$$

PMZ111-042030-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period
15 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
through the night.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 18 seconds.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-042030-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell.
Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft
in SW swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-042030-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in
SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-042030-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms N of 05N.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms N of 05N.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
19 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-042030-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 19 seconds.
.WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-042030-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-042030-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
1224 AM PST Tue Nov 4 2025

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 18 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
19 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
19 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to
NW swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Aguirre