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FZPN28 KNHC 132011
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 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.

PMZ101-140815-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Rough to very rough seas generated from the Gulf of
Tehuantepec gale force gap winds event will impact the outer
waters of Guatemala through tonight. Fresh to occasionally strong gap
winds will pulse to strong across the Papagayo region through 
Sun. Moderate N winds will pulse to fresh in the Gulf of Panama 
through Sun. Mainly light to gentle winds will prevail elsewhere 
through the forecast period. Cross- equatorial SW swell will 
bring rough seas to the waters between the Galapagos Islands and 
Ecuador tonight through Sat night. 

$$

PMZ111-140815-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas
6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 21 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-140815-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 20 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-140815-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-140815-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-140815-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 20 seconds. 
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than
5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E to
SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-140815-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 20 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
19 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-140815-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
111 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Christensen