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FZPN28 KNHC 082038
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 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.

PMZ101-090845-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong E winds will pulse in the Gulf of
Papagayo through Wed morning, pulsing to moderate to fresh
thereafter. A surge of increasing winds may accompany the next
tropical wave, currently over the central Caribbean Sea, as it
moves through the offshore waters of El Salvador and Guatemala
this weekend. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds will prevail.
Moderate seas in S to SW swell will prevail over the regional
waters during the period, building near rough S of the Galapagos
Islands by the end of the week.

$$

PMZ111-090845-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-090845-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to
E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16
seconds.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-090845-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...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 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-090845-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night.
.THU...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-090845-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-090845-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

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

$$

PMZ123-090845-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
138 PM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky