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Offshore Waters Forecast (E Pacific Offshore of Central America/Colombia/Ecuador)


741 
FZPN28 KNHC 241904
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 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.

PMZ101-250715-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between high pressure north of
the area and the eastern north Pacific monsoon trough will
support pulsing fresh to strong northeast to east gap winds in
the Gulf of Papagayo over the next several days. Mainly gentle
to moderate north winds are expected in the Gulf of Panama
during the period, occasionally reaching fresh speeds at night.
Moderate or lighter winds and slight to moderate seas are
expected elsewhere through the period. 

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PMZ111-250715-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 10 seconds. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell.
Period 10 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas
4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. Period 9 seconds. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

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PMZ113-250715-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.TONIGHT...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. Period
10 seconds. 
.THU...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. Period 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

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PMZ115-250715-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting
to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in
the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night. 
.FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds. 

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PMZ117-250715-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

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PMZ119-250715-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...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 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

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PMZ121-250715-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

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PMZ123-250715-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
1104 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 

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Forecaster AL