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FZPN28 KNHC 272150
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 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.

PMZ101-281000-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Widespread fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse
in the Gulf of Papagayo through Fri morning as low pressure
prevails over northwestern Colombia. Winds are expected to become
more confined to just offshore of Nicaragua this weekend,
pulsing to fresh to locally strong speeds. Elsewhere, fresh N
winds will pulse in the Gulf of Panama through Fri morning, with
occasional moderate winds occurring this weekend. Otherwise, a
new long-period S hemisphere swell is slated to move through the
waters offshore of Central and South America Fri into this
weekend, promoting seas of 4 to 7 ft.

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PMZ111-281000-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.

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PMZ113-281000-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.

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PMZ115-281000-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to
15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...E 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.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 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.

$$

PMZ117-281000-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers
through the night.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers
through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers
through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than
5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-281000-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and
SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-281000-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 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.

$$

PMZ123-281000-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
250 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S
to SW 10 kt late. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.

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