257  
FZPN28 KNHC 011546  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 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.  
 
PMZ101-020400-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO REGION WILL  
DIMINISH BY EARLY SAT, WITH MODERATE WINDS PULSING THEREAFTER.  
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE N OF THE MONSOON  
TROUGH. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED S OF THE MONSOON  
TROUGH. S TO SW SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTH AMERICAN  
WATERS THIS WEEKEND, LEADING TO ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN ECUADOR AND  
THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY NEXT  
WEEK.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-020400-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-020400-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
SAT
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO, AND N 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-020400-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SW TO W  
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.    
SUN
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-020400-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH  
THE DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
SAT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH  
THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW TO W  
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
SUN
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-020400-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
TODAY
 
W WINDS 10 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND S TO SW 15 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
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 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-020400-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-020400-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
846 AM PDT FRI AUG 1 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
MON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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