FZPN28 KNHC 220239 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 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. PMZ101-221445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the NE Gulf of America, and due N of area will continue to support fresh to strong winds and moderate to rough seas across the Papagayo region through at least Mon. Seas generated in the gap wind areas of Tehuantepec and Papagayo will continue to impact the offshore forecast waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through Sat night. Fresh to strong N to NE winds will pulse from the Gulf of Panama through the Azuero Peninsula through early Sat morning, with locally rough seas at times. Winds will be moderate or weaker elsewhere along with slight to moderate seas. $$ PMZ111-221445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in merging S and W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in merging S and W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in merging S and W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-221445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-221445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-221445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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 Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW 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 in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-221445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-221445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-221445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 739 PM PDT Fri Mar 21 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Elsewhere, and SE 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling