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FZPN28 KNHC 310847
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 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.

PMZ101-312100-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered across the western Atlantic
extending southwestward to Central America will support pulsing
fresh to strong NE to E gap winds across the Papagayo region
through the middle of next week. Gentle to moderate N winds will
prevail in the Gulf of Panama and are expected to pulse to fresh
speeds Sun night and Mon night as strong trades across the south-
central Caribbean funnel into the Gulf of Panama. Seas generated
in the gap wind areas of Tehuantepec and Papagayo are forecast to
impact the outer offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador
this upcoming weekend.

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PMZ111-312100-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

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PMZ113-312100-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to
E swell. Period 8 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E
swell. Period 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds.

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PMZ115-312100-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

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

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PMZ117-312100-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to
N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to NW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to
NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to NW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.

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PMZ119-312100-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW 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...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.

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PMZ121-312100-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.

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PMZ123-312100-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
1247 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

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