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FZPN28 KNHC 280803
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 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.

PMZ101-282015-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong NE to E gap winds will pulse
across the Papagayo region through the period. Pulsing moderate
to locally fresh N winds are expected in the Gulf of Panama
tonight and Wed night. Moderate or weaker winds and moderate 
seas in southwest swell are expected across the remainder of the 
waters through the period. 

$$

PMZ111-282015-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-282015-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt,
shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 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. 
.WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to
25 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-282015-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 11 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-282015-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.WED...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-282015-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-282015-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-282015-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
103 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 5 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 SW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Konarik