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FZPN28 KNHC 060227
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

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.

PMZ101-061430-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh easterly winds will pulse at night
in the Papagayo region through Sat night, then pulse to strong
Sun night. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas
in southerly swell are expected. A set of SW swell may briefly
build seas to rough south of the Galapagos Islands on Fri. 

$$

PMZ111-061430-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-061430-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt,
shifting to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE
10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-061430-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day. 
.WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late.
Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to
5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the night. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...E 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. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E 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. 
.SUN...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 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N 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 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-061430-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.WED...S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night. 
.THU...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-061430-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...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 to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-061430-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 14 seconds. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-061430-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
727 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less
than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee
of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less
than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

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