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FZPN28 KNHC 120928
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 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.

PMZ101-122130-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong E to NE winds are expected
in the Gulf of Papagayo today, with pulsing moderate winds likely
on Sun. Winds will restrengthen to fresh to strong speeds by
early next week. Elsewhere, locally rough seas offshore of
Ecuador will subside early this morning. A new S to SW swell will
move through the equatorial waters early next week, promoting
rough seas south of 05N. Otherwise, moderate to occasionally
fresh S to SW winds will occur south of the monsoon trough
through early next week, with gentle to moderate winds occurring
to the north.

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PMZ111-122130-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.

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PMZ113-122130-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.SUN...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 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14
seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds.

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PMZ115-122130-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

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PMZ117-122130-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-122130-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

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PMZ121-122130-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-122130-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
228 AM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

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