138  
FZPN28 KNHC 041511  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 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.  
 
PMZ101-050315-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL  
CONTINUE S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL AMERICA  
OFFSHORE WATERS AND BETWEEN ECUADOR AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS  
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LIGHT TO GENTLE VARIABLE WINDS WILL  
BE PREVALENT ELSEWHERE ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS DUE TO A S  
SWELL. OTHERWISE, SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT S OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS  
WILL CHANGE LITTLE INTO NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-050315-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15  
SECONDS.   
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-050315-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
TODAY
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT,  
SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, E TO  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
MON
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-050315-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SW TO W  
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
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 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-050315-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
GULF OF PANAMA, SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUN
 
GULF OF PANAMA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. WINDS SE  
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE, W WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND W 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
18 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-050315-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
TODAY
 
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 SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
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. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
19 SECONDS.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
18 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-050315-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-050315-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
811 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
19 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
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 S SWELL. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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