000 FZPN28 KNHC 240311 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 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. PMZ101-241515- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Pulsing strong to near gale-force NE to E winds will prevail in the Gulf of Papagayo through early Mon due to a strong ridge north of the Caribbean waters. Locally rough seas are expected with the strongest winds. Elsewhere, winds will pulse to fresh to occasionally strong speeds in the Gulf of Panama each night and morning during the next couple of days, and then again by the end of the week. Otherwise, moderate or weaker winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the remainder of the offshore waters of Central and South America through the forecast period. Looking ahead, seas may build offshore Guatemala by the end of the week into the weekend due to a gap wind event in the Gulf of Tehuantepec to the northwest. $$ PMZ111-241515- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-241515- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...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 SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-241515- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-241515- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-241515- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-241515- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ123-241515- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 711 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Delgado