651  
FZPN28 KNHC 300400  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 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.  
 
PMZ101-301600-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A POWERFUL 8.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OCCURED AT 2325  
UTC JULY 29 OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA. THIS EVENT  
MAY GENERATE TSUNAMI WAVES UP TO 3 METERS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE AND  
COASTAL WATERS FROM GUATEMALA TO ECUADOR. MARINERS AND COASTAL  
INTERESTS SHOULD CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VISIT  
HTTPS://TSUNAMI.GOV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.  
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH E TO NE WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS  
ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO THROUGH THU AS LOW PRESSURE  
PREVAILS IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN, AND AN AREA OF LOW  
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS TO THE WEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  
STRENGTHEN TO STRONG SPEEDS LATE THIS WEEK, AND FRESH WINDS WILL  
EXTEND THROUGH THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF EL SALVADOR AND GUATEMALA.  
LOOKING AHEAD, A LONG-PERIOD SW SWELL MAY LEAD TO ROUGH SEAS  
OFFSHORE OF SOUTH AMERICA BY LATE WEEK.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-301600-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 8 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-301600-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E  
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND NE TO  
E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO, AND W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-301600-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT IN THE  
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE, SW  
TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,  
AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND SW TO W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,  
AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-301600-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS. SCATTERED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-301600-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S TO SW  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.   
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
THU
 
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS  
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-301600-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-301600-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
900 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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