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FZPN28 KNHC 160211
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

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.

PMZ101-161415-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Broad low pressure, Invest EP94, located SW of
Central America, has the potential for tropical cyclone formation
with potential impacts while it moves west-northwestward near
the coasts of El Salvador, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico.
Moderate to locally fresh winds will prevail offshore Ecuador to
the Galapagos Islands through the week. Winds will be moderate
or weaker offshore Colombia northward away from the Invest,
except pulse to moderate to fresh in the Papagayo region starting
Thu morning. Meanwhile, rough seas off Ecuador will subside
slightly through Mon then remain 5 to 7 ft through the remainder
of the week. Seas will be mainly 4 to 7 ft offshore Colombia
northward through mid-week, higher near Invest EP94, then will
subside by the end of the week.

$$

PMZ111-161415-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S late.
Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell.
Period 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S
swell. Period 7 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 7 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-161415-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
S 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night.
.TUE...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Period 8 seconds.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-161415-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in
S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 11 seconds.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Period 12 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-161415-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W 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.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.TUE...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in
S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.THU...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 15 to 20 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-161415-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to
20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Period 11 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Period 11 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-161415-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

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

$$

PMZ123-161415-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
711 PM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 10 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 10 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Period 10 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky