620 FZPN28 KNHC 172131 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 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. PMZ101-180945- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS...Pulsing fresh to strong NE to E winds will continue in the Gulf of Papagayo through Tue night with periods of rough seas to 9 ft. Moderate winds associated with this gap wind event will continue to affect the outer offshore waters of El Salvador and Guatemala through early next week. Otherwise, gentle to moderate southerly winds will continue between Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands through Tue night with moderate seas. $$ PMZ111-180945- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-180945- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-180945- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-180945- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-180945- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-180945- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-180945- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 231 PM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos