318
FZPN28 KNHC 121555
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 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.

PMZ101-130400-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the northwestern Caribbean Sea
will continue to allow for pulses of fresh to occasionally strong
northeast to east gap winds in the Papagayo region mainly at
night through Fri night. Peak seas with these winds will reach to
around 7 ft. Light to gentle winds will prevail in the Gulf of
Panama the remainder of the week. Moderate or weaker winds and
slight to moderate seas in long-period southwest swell will
prevail elsewhere during the forecast period.

$$

PMZ111-130400-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-130400-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-130400-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 15 seconds.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-130400-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds.
.THU...Gulf of Panama, NW to N 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 3 ft or less.
Period 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than
5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-130400-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 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 13 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.

$$

PMZ121-130400-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 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 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-130400-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
755 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.

$$

Forecaster GR