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FZPN28 KNHC 292108
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 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.

PMZ101-300915-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Mostly light to gentle winds will continue N of the
monsoon trough through early Wed, with gentle to moderate S to SW
winds south of the monsoon trough, except locally fresh near
active convection. Southerly swell will gradually subside through
early Thu before new S-SW arrives Fri. Moderate seas will
prevail elsewhere through the end of the week.

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PMZ111-300915-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E
10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
night.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-300915-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...SW to W 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to 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 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period
11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-300915-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

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

$$

PMZ117-300915-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

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

$$

PMZ119-300915-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...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 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-300915-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

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

$$

PMZ123-300915-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
208 PM PDT Mon Sep 29 2025

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

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