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FZPN28 KNHC 132123
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
223 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.

PMZ101-140930-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
223 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Northeast to east winds will pulse at fresh speeds
in the Papagayo region through Fri. These winds are expected to
reach strong speeds at least tonight. Seas will build to around 7
ft with these winds. Elsewhere, mostly light to gentle westerly
winds will continue across the waters N of 06N the rest of the
week while gentle to moderate southerly winds are expected S of
06N through at least Fri. Cross-equatorial southerly swell will
continue to propagate across the regional waters, keeping seas in
the 3 to 5 ft range, except in the lee of the Galapagos Islands
where slight seas are expected.

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PMZ111-140930-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
223 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE
10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE 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 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.

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PMZ113-140930-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
223 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.

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PMZ115-140930-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
223 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

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PMZ117-140930-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
223 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

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PMZ119-140930-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
223 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 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-140930-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
223 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 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.

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PMZ123-140930-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
223 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

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Forecaster GR