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FZPN28 KNHC 300847
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 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.

PMZ101-302100-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weaker than normal pressure pattern is expected to
persist across the southwest Caribbean through late week,
leading to gentle to moderate winds across the area Pacific
waters. Moderate seas in S to SW swell will continue tonight
before new S swell raises seas slightly across the regional
waters Tue into Wed. Looking ahead, reinforcing S swell is
expected across the region Thu through Sat.

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PMZ111-302100-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ113-302100-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.WED 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 15 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

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PMZ115-302100-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.WED...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
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.WED NIGHT...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 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...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
16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds.

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PMZ117-302100-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers through the night.
.WED...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W
10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers
through the day.
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.
.FRI...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
14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.SAT...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
14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ119-302100-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-302100-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PMZ123-302100-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
147 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

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