000 FZPN28 KNHC 091617 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 817 AM PST Sun Feb 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. PMZ101-100430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will persist north of the area, supporting pulses of fresh to occasionally strong northeast to east gap winds in the Papagayo region mainly at night through Tue. Peak seas will build to around 5 to 8 ft downstream each late night through the morning hours. Moderate north winds will pulse to locally fresh each evening and at night in the Gulf of Panama through Mon night. Moderate or weaker winds and slight to moderate seas in long-period southwest swell will prevail elsewhere during the period. $$ PMZ111-100430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-100430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-100430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-100430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-100430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-100430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-100430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 817 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos