574  
FZPN28 KNHC 281445  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 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.  
 
PMZ101-290245-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PULSE  
IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO ALONG WITH GENTLE SEAS THROUGH SAT  
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 AT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, FRESH N WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF  
OF PANAMA TODAY, WITH OCCASIONAL MODERATE WINDS OCCURRING THIS  
WEEKEND. OTHERWISE, A LONG-PERIOD SW SWELL ARE MOVING THROUGH THE  
OFFSHORE WATERS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, PROMOTING SEAS OF  
4 TO 7 FT. THESE SWELL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-290245-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.  
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S  
SWELL. PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-290245-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.  
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 18 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, NE TO E  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
E TO SE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-290245-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN
 
SE 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 17 SECONDS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 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 SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-290245-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT IN . PERIOD 18 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
GULF OF PANAMA, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. PERIOD 18 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
GULF OF PANAMA, E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, SE  
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
GULF OF PANAMA, SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W  
LATE. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 16  
SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 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 IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-290245-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL,  
AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 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
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL,  
AND S TO SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-290245-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 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 SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-290245-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
745 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 18 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
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  
TO W SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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