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FZPN28 KNHC 190726
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 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.

PMZ101-191930-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh winds will remain offshore Ecuador
to the Galapagos Islands through the upcoming weekend while
expanding westward. Winds will be moderate or weaker offshore
Colombia northward, except pulse to mostly fresh speeds in the
Papagayo region starting this morning and continue into early
next week. These winds may reach fresh to strong speeds on Mon
night. Moderate seas over the offshore waters of Guatemala and
El Salvador will subside this morning.

$$

PMZ111-191930-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft this afternoon. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-191930-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12
seconds.
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, except NE 15 to 20 kt
in Gulf of Papagayo. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 11
seconds.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except 20 to 25 kt in Gulf
of Papagayo. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds.


$$

PMZ115-191930-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 11 seconds.
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 10 seconds.
.MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds.

$$

PMZ117-191930-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
.FRI...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-191930-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

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

$$

PMZ121-191930-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

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

$$

PMZ123-191930-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
1226 AM PDT Thu Jun 19 2025

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
11 seconds.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S
swell. Period 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
11 seconds.

$$

Forecaster Aguirre