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FZPN28 KNHC 160332
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 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.

PMZ101-161545-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds will pulse during the 
night time hours offshore of the Papagayo region through the
period. Rough seas will accompany these winds. Moderate to fresh
north to northeast winds will pulse across the Gulf of Panama 
tonight and Sat night. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and 
moderate seas in southerly swell are expected through early next 
week. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected 
over the offshore waters of Colombia, and mostly over the outer 
offshore waters of Panama and Costa Rica.

$$

PMZ111-161545-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-161545-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to NE to E 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Isolated showers. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 
seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.WED...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 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-161545-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and 
thunderstorms. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SAT 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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in 
S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in 
S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in 
S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-161545-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. 
Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S
to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 
14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S
to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 
seconds.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 
seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in 
S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 
seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-161545-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.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. 
.SUN...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. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. 
Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 
seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. 
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-161545-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. 
Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-161545-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
832 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026

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

$$

Forecaster Aguirre