108  
FZPN28 KNHC 260853  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 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.  
 
PMZ101-262100-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY GAP WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO REGION THROUGH LATE FRI MORNING,  
THEN MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS THROUGH SAT  
MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS WILL LINGER IN THE GULF OF  
PANAMA UNTIL SAT MORNING. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WITH MODERATE  
SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON BEFORE NEW S SWELL RAISES  
SEAS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-262100-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
18 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 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 TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-262100-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
18 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 20 KT, SHIFTING  
TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-262100-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND S TO SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,  
AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN  
S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
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 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
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  
16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-262100-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-262100-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
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 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND S TO  
SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-262100-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-262100-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
153 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. LEE OF GALAPAGOS  
ISLANDS, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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