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FZPN28 KNHC 091631
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 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.

PMZ101-100445-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh gap winds will pulse nightly in
the gulfs of Papagayo and Panama. Seas will build over the
western Guatemala offshore waters Mon through Mon night due to
gales in the Gulf of Tehuantepec.

$$

PMZ111-100445-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 20 seconds.
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in SW swell.. Period 20 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period
19 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-100445-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
16 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
18 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-100445-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 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 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-100445-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE
to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to
E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-100445-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt.. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 19 seconds.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-100445-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 18 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-100445-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
931 AM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 18 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 18 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 15 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Elsewhere, and E to
SE 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W
swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Konarik