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FZPN28 KNHC 070714
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 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.

PMZ101-072030-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Mainly gentle winds will prevail N of the monsoon trough
through the next several days, except increasing and pulsing to
moderate to fresh in the Gulf of Papagayo beginning early Tue.
Gentle to moderate winds will prevail S of monsoon trough. Seas
generated by a gap wind event in the Gulf of Tehuantepec are
expected to spread across the outer offshore waters of El Salvador
and Guatemala Tue and Tue night. Otherwise, moderate seas in mixed
SW and NW swell are expected over the regional waters through at
least the middle of the week.

$$

PMZ111-072030-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the
night.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-072030-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers.
.MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13
seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-072030-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night.
.MON...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 through the day.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-072030-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to
W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-072030-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-072030-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-072030-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
1220 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky