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FZPN28 KNHC 130841
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 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.

PMZ101-132045-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh gap winds will pulse to locally strong 
offshore of the Papagayo region through the rest of the week, 
mainly at night into the early morning hours, with building seas
locally to rough during those times. Elsewhere, gentle to 
moderate winds and moderate seas in southerly swell are expected 
through the remainder of the week and into the upcoming weekend, 
with moderate to locally fresh N to NE winds in the Gulf of 
Panama to the Azuero Peninsula at night. Showers and 
thunderstorms offshore of Panama and Cost Rica will gradually 
shift westward and diminish across the area through Thu.

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PMZ111-132045-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas
5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-132045-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to NE to E 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-132045-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the
morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas
3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers
through the day. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the
night. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 13 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.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
13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-132045-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers
through the day. 
.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to S late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers
through the night. 
.THU...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers
through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-132045-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-132045-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

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

$$

PMZ123-132045-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
141 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 

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