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FZPN28 KNHC 200233
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 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.

PMZ101-201445-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to occasionally strong winds will pulse across
the Papagayo region, mainly in the overnight and early morning
hours through Thu morning, then diminish through Sat. Elsewhere,
gentle to moderate winds along with moderate seas in southerly
swell are expected through the end of the week. 

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PMZ111-201445-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Isolated tstms through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-201445-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and E to SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day. 
.WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 20 to 25 kt.
Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-201445-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-201445-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night. 
.WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the
night. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the
day. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-201445-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...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 S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-201445-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-201445-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
733 PM PDT Tue May 19 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
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 SE to S
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to
S swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to
W swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to
W swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Christensen