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FZPN28 KNHC 030942
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 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.

PMZ101-032145-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong NE-E winds across the
Papagayo region will diminish later today as the wave moves
westward. Low pressure is expected to develop downwind of
Papagayo and south of Tehuantepec by tonight, possibly producing
fresh to locally strong winds offshore of El Salvador and
Guatemala through Fri morning. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate
winds and moderate seas in southerly swell are expected. Moderate
to large cross equatorial S to SW swell will affect the waters
near the Galapagos Islands today. Moderate or weaker winds are
forecast across the entire region over the weekend.

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PMZ111-032145-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the night.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

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PMZ113-032145-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

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PMZ115-032145-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere,
SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.

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PMZ117-032145-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-032145-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-032145-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-032145-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
242 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.

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Forecaster Delgado