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FZPN28 KNHC 262055
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 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.

PMZ101-270900-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh E winds will pulse across the
Papagayo region each night and morning into the middle of next
week. Moderate northerly winds across the Gulf of Panama will
pulse to fresh nightly through early Mon then diminish slightly
next week. Cross equatorial S-SW swell will peak over the
regional waters late today through Sun.

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PMZ111-270900-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-270900-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-270900-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S
winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the night.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED 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 15 seconds.
.THU...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 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-270900-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

$$

PMZ119-270900-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 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...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-270900-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 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 16 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-270900-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
155 PM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

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