648  
FZPN28 KNHC 182249  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 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.  
 
PMZ101-191100-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
PERSISTENT MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS AT THE  
SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO  
E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, PEAKING  
AT STRONG DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODERATE  
TO ROUGH SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS. WINDS IN THE GULF OF  
PANAMA WILL BECOME MODERATE TO FRESH BY FRI EVENING. OTHERWISE,  
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL  
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-191100-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
THU
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO  
NW SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 11 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 11 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.  
PERIOD 11 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-191100-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO,  
AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO, AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-191100-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT  
IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-191100-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND NW TO  
N 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND NW 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND NW 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.   
SUN
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-191100-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND  
SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE  
MORNING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND W  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL,  
AND W TO NW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND W  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-191100-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
TO W SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
TO W SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-191100-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
249 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE, AND NW 10 KT LEE  
OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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