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FZPN28 KNHC 200900
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 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.

PMZ101-202100-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SW to W winds, rough to very rough
seas and numerous heavy showers and strong thunderstorms will
persist across the offshore waters of Guatemala, El Salvador and
northwestern Nicaragua through Fri. Dangerous surf is also
anticipated along the coastal areas of this region until Fri
evening. Meanwhile, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
are anticipated off Costa Rica and Panama into the weekend.
Farther south, moderate to rough seas in moderate southerly
swell will continue near the Galapagos Islands and offshore of
Ecuador into early next week.

$$

PMZ111-202100-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

.TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 9 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 9 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period
9 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell.
Period 9 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-202100-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW
15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period
9 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S
to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 9 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW
15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period
9 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W
swell. Period 9 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-202100-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the
day.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the night.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-202100-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

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

$$

PMZ119-202100-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

.TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-202100-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-202100-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
200 AM PDT Thu Jun 20 2024

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
10 seconds.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 11 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Chan