853  
FZPN28 KNHC 282012  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
112 PM 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.  
 
PMZ101-290815-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS IN THE THE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO AND WEST FROM THERE TO NEAR 10N92W WILL DIMINISH BY  
EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN PULSE BACK UP TO FRESH TO STRONG LATE  
TONIGHT AND DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS SAT AFTERNOON.  
ELSEWHERE, FRESH WINDS IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WILL DIMINISH TO  
MODERATE SPEEDS SAT AND CHANGE LITTLE GOING INTO NEXT WEEK.  
OTHERWISE, LONG-PERIOD SW SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE OFFSHORE  
WATERS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA IS PRODUCING SEAS TO AROUND 7  
FT. THIS SWELL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE  
SUBSIDING A LITTLE AFTERWARD.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-290815-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-290815-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO  
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE, AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING, AND TO 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6  
FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT. ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
NE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
E 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
E TO SE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-290815-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND W TO NW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SUN
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NW WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-290815-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
GULF OF PANAMA, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, EXCEPT N 15  
TO 20 KT N OF 07N. ELSEWHERE, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT  
IN SW SWELL PERIOD 0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
GULF OF PANAMA, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5  
KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 0  
SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN
 
GULF OF PANAMA, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
MON
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 0  
SECONDS.   
MON NIGHT
 
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  
0 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 0  
SECONDS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 0  
SECONDS.   
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-290815-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL,  
AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
SUN
 
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  
0 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
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  
0 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
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  
0 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  
0 SECONDS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND S  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-290815-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
0 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-290815-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
112 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
SUN
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.   
SUN NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
TO W SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W  
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW  
SWELL. PERIOD 0 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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