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FZPN28 KNHC 042218
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 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.

PMZ101-051030-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate E winds will pulse in the Gulf of Papagayo
this weekend as low pressure prevails over the south-central
Caribbean. Winds will strengthen early next week as the pressure
gradient increases between the aforementioned low and building
high pressure over central Mexico. Otherwise, south of the
monsoon trough, moderate to occasionally fresh S to SW winds are
expected. Moderate seas in S to SW swell will prevail over the
regional waters.

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PMZ111-051030-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
12 seconds.

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PMZ113-051030-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.SAT...E to SE 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.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

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PMZ115-051030-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW to W winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW
winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the night.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 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 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.

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PMZ117-051030-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.SUN...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.WED...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
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-051030-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 11 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-051030-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to 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
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-051030-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
318 PM PDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds.

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