470
FZPN28 KNHC 240101
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 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.

PMZ101-241315-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh northeast to east winds will pulse at night in
the Gulf of Papagayo, locally strong tonight. Moderate to
locally fresh winds associated with these gap winds will affect
the outer offshore waters of El Salvador and Guatemala through
Thu, then again possibly early next week. Otherwise, gentle to
moderate southerly winds will continue south of the monsoon
trough through the next several days. Seas will subside somewhat
across the waters by the end of the week, then build back
slightly in new S to SW swell this weekend.

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PMZ111-241315-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 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...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.

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PMZ113-241315-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to
20 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the night.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

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PMZ115-241315-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W
10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds.

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PMZ117-241315-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.

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PMZ119-241315-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.THU...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 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

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PMZ121-241315-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
12 seconds.

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PMZ123-241315-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
601 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.

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Forecaster Lewitsky