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FZPN28 KNHC 140403
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 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.

PMZ101-141615-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will pulse in the
Papagayo region through Fri night, reaching the outer offshore
waters of Guatemala and El Salvador Thu night through Fri night.
Gentle to moderate SE to S winds will prevail between Ecuador and
the Galapagos Islands the entire forecast period or through Mon
night. Seas will be moderate in SW swell.

$$

PMZ111-141615-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the night.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-141615-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.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 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.

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PMZ115-141615-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

$$

PMZ117-141615-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

$$

PMZ119-141615-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 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 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-141615-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

$$

PMZ123-141615-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
903 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Ramos