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FZPN28 KNHC 090920
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 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.

PMZ101-092130-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong gap winds are expected 
during the nighttime and early morning hours in the Papagayo area
and downwind to about 89W through Thu. Toward the upcoming 
weekend, winds may increase to 30 kt at night with seas building 
to 8 or 9 ft in the Papagayo region as a stronger high pressure 
settles N of the area. Moderate northerly winds, occasionally 
fresh, are forecast in the Gulf of Panama throughout the forecast
period, with stronger conditions most likely during the upcoming
weekend. Light to gentle winds and moderate seas will prevail 
elsewhere.

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PMZ111-092130-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 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 swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

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PMZ113-092130-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt.
Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to
25 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

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PMZ115-092130-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W winds 10 kt, shifting to
 NW to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night. 
.FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE 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 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-092130-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the day. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-092130-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to
6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...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 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-092130-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 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. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-092130-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
220 AM PDT Thu Apr 9 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to
W swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 

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