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FZPN28 KNHC 301918
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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.

PMZ101-310730-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh E gap winds are expected across
the Papagayo region through early Sat. Elsewhere, gentle to
moderate winds will prevail for the next several days. Hazy
skies from smoke caused by agricultural fires over Mexico and
Central America may reduce visibilities over portions of the
Central American offshore waters the next few days.

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PMZ111-310730-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.

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PMZ113-310730-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the night.
.SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, shifting
to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds
10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in
S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.

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PMZ115-310730-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

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PMZ117-310730-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W
10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds.

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PMZ119-310730-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

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PMZ121-310730-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.

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PMZ123-310730-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
1218 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 10 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
12 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.

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Forecaster AL