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FZPN28 KNHC 050316
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 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.

PMZ101-051530-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong E winds are expected to pulse in the
Gulf of Papagayo through Sun morning as low pressure prevails
over northwestern Colombia. Locally fresh E winds will extend
through the offshore waters of El Salvador and Guatemala through
Sat morning. Winds in the Papagayo region will diminish early
next week, before restrengthening to strong speeds Tue night into
Wed morning. Elsewhere, a mix of SW and NW swells will maintain
moderate seas between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands into next
week. Otherwise, gentle to locally moderate winds are expected
across the remainder of the waters into next week.

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PMZ111-051530-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell.
Period 16 seconds.

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PMZ113-051530-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...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
13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 15 to 20 kt.
Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds.

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PMZ115-051530-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E to SE winds 10 kt,
shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...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. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting
to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers
through the day.
.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
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.WED...NE 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 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.

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PMZ117-051530-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.SUN...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable
winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-051530-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and
S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the
morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon.
Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
18 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-051530-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period
12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN...SE 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.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 13 seconds.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-051530-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
816 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the
night.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE 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.
.TUE...E to SE 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 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less
than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.

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