183 FZPN28 KNHC 042001 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL Issued by NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 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. PMZ101-050815- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will develop across the Papagayo region Thu and Fri. Moderate to locally fresh N to NE winds will pulse across the Gulf of Panama tonight, then will diminish slightly Wed through Sat. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the remainder of the offshore waters into the upcoming weekend. $$ PMZ111-050815- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-050815- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-050815- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ117-050815- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...E to SE 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ119-050815- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ121-050815- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ123-050815- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1201 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .WED...NW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL