327  
FZPN28 KNHC 121629  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 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.  
 
PMZ101-130430-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
FRESH TO STRONG NE GAP WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE GULF  
OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH SAT MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER  
EASTERN MEXICO AND THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF A  
STALLING FRONT. WINDS WILL PULSE AT FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS AT  
NIGHT INTO EARLY MON. STRONG N WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS  
OCCURRING ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF A STRONG TEHUANTEPEC GALE-  
FORCE WIND EVENT WILL IMPACT THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN  
GUATEMALA THROUGH FRI, WITH ASSOCIATED NW SWELL SPREADING TO  
OFFSHORE OF PAPAGAYO BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OFFSHORE OF  
GUATEMALA WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING  
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. MODERATE N WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF  
OF PANAMA WILL PULSE TO FRESH AT NIGHT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.  
OTHERWISE, GENTLE TO MODERATE S TO SW WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS  
WILL PREVAIL SOUTH OF THE MONSOON TROUGH, WITH GENTLE WINDS AND  
SLIGHT SEAS OCCURRING NORTH OF THE TROUGH, AWAY FROM THE GAP  
WINDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ111-130430-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT  
IN NW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL. PERIOD  
11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW TO W  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW TO W  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ113-130430-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
TODAY  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. PERIOD  
11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
11 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
11 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ115-130430-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,  
AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT  
IN SW TO W SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ117-130430-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW TO W 10 TO  
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW TO W  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ119-130430-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI  
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 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ121-130430-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ123-130430-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
829 AM PST THU DEC 12 2024  
   
TODAY  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN  
SW TO W SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW TO W  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
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