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FZPN28 KNHC 140743
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 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.

PMZ101-141945-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E gap winds and occasionally
rough seas will pulse across the Papagayo region through early
next week. Moderate to locally fresh northerly winds will pulse
in the Gulf of Panama tonight. Moderate winds may freshen south 
of the monsoon trough this weekend. Gentle to moderate winds are 
forecast elsewhere. Large southerly swell will start to move into
the region today and tonight, then again early next week, with 
rough seas from offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands Mon and
Tue. Light to gentle winds and moderate seas in SW swell are 
expected elsewhere. 

$$

PMZ111-141945-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-141945-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-141945-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...SW to W 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 S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-141945-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-141945-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 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 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-141945-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-141945-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
1243 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 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 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S
swell. Period 11 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky