616 FZPN28 KNHC 210338 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 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. PMZ101-211545- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong E winds and locally rough seas are expected to pulse in the Gulf of Papagayo through Tue morning. Afterward, moderate to fresh winds will pulse through Fri. Moderate winds from this gap event will extend to the offshore waters of El Salvador and Guatemala Mon through Thu. Gentle to locally moderate southerly winds are forecast between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands through Fri night. Looking ahead, a long- period Southern Hemisphere swell will reach the southern Galapagos Fri night with seas to 8 ft. $$ PMZ111-211545- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-211545- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 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 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-211545- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-211545- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-211545- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-211545- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-211545- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 838 PM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos