824 FZPN28 KNHC 210321 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 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. PMZ101-211530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Pulsing fresh to strong NE to E winds will occur in the Gulf of Papagayo through Sun due to a strong ridge to the north of the Caribbean waters. The strongest winds are expected each night and morning, and locally rough seas will occur near and downstream of these winds. Moderate to fresh N winds will occur well offshore of Guatemala through Fri morning, generated by gale force winds in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Rough seas of 8 to 11 ft will occur in this region through early Sat. Elsewhere, winds will pulse to moderate to fresh speeds in the Gulf of Panama each night and morning tonight through the weekend. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the remainder of the offshore waters of Central and South America into early next week. $$ PMZ111-211530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-211530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-211530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-211530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-211530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-211530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 15 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. $$ PMZ123-211530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 721 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2025 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Delgado