000 FZPN28 KNHC 162152 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 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. PMZ101-171000- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging from the Gulf of America extending into the NW Caribbean will shift eastward to the waters between South Carolina and Bermuda during the next several days to support fresh to strong NE to E gap winds pulsing to near 30 kt at night across the Papagayo region through Mon night. The same high pressure will force moderate to fresh N winds across the Gulf of Panama to 4.5N through the weekend with seas to 6 ft. Locally strong NE winds are possible in the Gulf of Panama Thu night and Fri night. $$ PMZ111-171000- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-171000- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-171000- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-171000- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-171000- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-171000- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-171000- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 252 PM PDT Wed Apr 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos