738  
FZPN28 KNHC 140236  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
 
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.  
 
PMZ101-141445-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PULSE ACROSS THE  
GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH SAT MORNING AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT  
PREVAILS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN AND LOW  
PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN COLOMBIA. LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS MAY  
ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE THIS WEEKEND  
BEFORE FRESH GAP WINDS REDEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE,  
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL  
ACROSS THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-141445-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-141445-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO,  
AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.   
FRI
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-141445-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. ELSEWHERE, W WINDS 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 5 KT, THEN, BECOMING W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR  
LESS. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS  
LATE.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND W TO NW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-141445-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI
 
GULF OF PANAMA, W TO NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING,  
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND W 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-141445-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-141445-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 11 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-141445-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
636 PM PST THU FEB 13 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. LEE OF GALAPAGOS  
ISLANDS, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT ELSEWHERE, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE, AND SW TO W  
10 KT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE, AND SW  
10 KT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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