000 FZPN28 KNHC 100803 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 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. PMZ101-102015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure building southward into the western Caribbean will lead to pulsing fresh to strong NE to E gap winds in the Papagayo region into the weekend. Locally fresh winds will pulse during this time in the Gulf of Panama, otherwise the remainder of the waters will have moderate or weaker winds. Large NW swell from Gulf of Tehuantepec gales will propagate into the waters offshore Guatemala through the weekend. SW swell will cause seas to continue to build through the end of the the week, reaching rough category for most of the waters, except for the lee of the Galapagos Islands. As the swell decays this weekend, seas are forecast to subside into early next week. $$ PMZ111-102015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-102015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-102015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-102015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-102015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-102015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-102015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 103 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 .TODAY...Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Elsewhere, and S 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky