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FZPN28 KNHC 100206
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 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.

PMZ101-101415-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh south to southwest winds
are expected S of the monsoon trough through Fri. Southerly
swell will maintain seas of 6 to 7 ft S of the Galapagos Islands
through Sun. Elsewhere, light to gentle winds will prevail with
moderate seas.

$$

PMZ111-101415-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 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 14 seconds.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-101415-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW winds 10 kt, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt, then, becoming SW to W
10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in
the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the
afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ115-101415-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PMZ117-101415-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds.
.MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-101415-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

.TONIGHT...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 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds.
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 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 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.TUE...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
12 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-101415-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

PMZ123-101415-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
706 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

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

$$

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