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FZPN28 KNHC 062030
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 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.

PMZ101-070830-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds are expected during the 
nighttime and early morning hours in the Papagayo region and 
downwind to about 90W through the forecast period. Moderate to 
locally fresh northerly winds are forecast in the Gulf of Panama 
through the week. A gap wind event in the Tehuantepec region will
produce seas to 9 ft in the far offshore waters of Guatemala 
tonight through Tue. Light to gentle winds and moderate seas will
prevail elsewhere.

$$

PMZ111-070830-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas
6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 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 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-070830-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt,
diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt,
becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, 
shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-070830-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms through the 
night. 
.TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, NW
winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E 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. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 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. 

$$

PMZ117-070830-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms 
through the night. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night. 
.WED...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the
day. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 
seconds. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-070830-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds
10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-070830-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
19 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-070830-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
130 PM PDT Mon Apr 6 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.WED...Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky