953  
FZPN28 KNHC 280312  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 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.  
 
PMZ101-281515-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PULSE  
IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH FRI MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE  
PREVAILS OVER NORTHWESTERN COLOMBIA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  
BECOME MORE CONFINED TO JUST OFFSHORE OF NICARAGUA THIS WEEKEND,  
PULSING TO FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SPEEDS. ELSEWHERE, FRESH N  
WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF PANAMA THROUGH FRI MORNING, WITH  
OCCASIONAL MODERATE WINDS OCCURRING THIS WEEKEND. OTHERWISE, A  
NEW LONG-PERIOD S HEMISPHERE SWELL IS SLATED TO MOVE THROUGH THE  
WATERS OFFSHORE OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA FRI INTO THIS  
WEEKEND, PROMOTING SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
PMZ111-281515-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ113-281515-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 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 14 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT  
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS  
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
N TO NE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ115-281515-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT  
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT  
IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ117-281515-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT  
GULF OF PANAMA, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, SE TO S  
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ119-281515-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND  
SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT  
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT  
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 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 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 SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ121-281515-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ123-281515-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
812 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S  
TO SW 10 KT LATE. LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 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 SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
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