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799
FZPN28 KNHC 132009
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 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.

PMZ101-140815-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS...A few showers and thunderstorms are active along the
coast from Nicaragua to Guatemala, north of 1008 mb low pressure
area centered near 12N92W. Little development is expected over
the next few days while the low remains nearly stationary, but
environmental conditions area likely to become more conducive for
tropical development of the low later in the week. There is a
medium chance that a tropical depression forms while the system
moves N or NW offshore Guatemala or southern Mexico toward the
end of the week or this weekend. At a minimum, there may be fresh
winds and rough seas off El Salvador and Guatemala Thu and Fri
as the low moves through the region.

$$

PMZ111-140815-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-140815-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered tstms through the day.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-140815-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

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

$$

PMZ117-140815-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-140815-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.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, S to SW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. 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 15 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-140815-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-140815-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
109 PM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Christensen