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FZPN28 KNHC 080350
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

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.

PMZ101-081600-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh S to SW winds are expected
S of 06N through Thu, which will feed into scattered to numerous
showers and thunderstorms currently E of 102W. This active 
weather will shift slowly westward through Thu. Light to gentle 
variable winds will prevail elsewhere along with moderate seas in
S swell. Otherwise, new southerly swell will maintain seas of 6 
to 7 ft S of the Galapagos Islands Wed through early Fri, 
increasing to 6 to 8 ft Fri afternoon through Sat. 

$$

PMZ111-081600-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the night. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-081600-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the night. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-081600-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-081600-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the
day. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-081600-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU...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 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-081600-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-081600-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
850 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Ramos