828 
FZPN28 KNHC 152115
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 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.

PMZ101-160915-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Mainly gentle winds and slight to moderate seas will
prevail through this weekend. Pulsing fresh to locally strong N
to E winds will develop in the Gulf of Papagayo and Gulf of
Panama Mon night, with winds continuing through at least the 
middle of next week. Elsewhere, rough seas generated by gale 
force winds in the Gulf of Tehunatepec will impact areas well 
offshore Guatemala Mon and Tue. 

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PMZ111-160915-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell.
Period 11 seconds. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period
11 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell.
Period 10 seconds. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 

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PMZ113-160915-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW winds 10 kt in the
evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, N
to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N
swell. Period 11 seconds. 
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

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PMZ115-160915-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less
than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 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. 

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PMZ117-160915-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.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 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN 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
15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to
NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

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PMZ119-160915-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers
through the night. 
.SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in
the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 

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PMZ121-160915-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to
NW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-160915-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
215 PM PDT Sat Mar 15 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt
Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee
of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 

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Forecaster Christensen