628 FZPN28 KNHC 050201 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL Issued by NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 601 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. PMZ101-051415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will pulse in the Papagayo region Thu through Sun, locally strong Thu night. Moderate to locally fresh N to NE winds will pulse across the Gulf of Panama, mainly at night. Otherwise, moderate or weaker winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the remainder of the offshore waters into the upcoming weekend. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to continue to impact the nearshore waters of Colombia and Ecuador through at least mid-week. $$ PMZ111-051415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-051415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...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 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. 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 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-051415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-051415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W 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...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 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 13 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-051415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-051415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-051415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 601 PM PST Tue Mar 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky