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FZPN28 KNHC 040912
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 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.

PMZ101-042115-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong E winds will pulse in the Gulf of
Papagayo through Sun morning. Moderate to fresh E winds are
expected to extend well beyond the Papagayo region, impacting
areas well offshore of Guatemala and El Salvador through Sat.
Elsewhere, a mix of SW and NW swells will maintain moderate seas
between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands today. Otherwise,
gentle to locally moderate winds are expected across the
remainder of the waters into early next week.

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PMZ111-042115-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE
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 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period
11 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-042115-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 20 to 25 kt.
Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

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PMZ115-042115-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SE to S winds 10 kt in the
afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.

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PMZ117-042115-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than
5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 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
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.

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PMZ119-042115-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and
SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the
night.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-042115-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-042115-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
212 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W
swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 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 SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee
of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.

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