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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 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.
PMZ101-291100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
SYNOPSIS
THE ONSHORE WESTERLY WIND FLOW THAT IS FEEDING INTO
THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OF HURRICANE MELISSA LOCATED IN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH WED. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THEREAFTER. MEANWHILE, ROUGH
SEAS WILL REACH THE FAR OFFSHORE WATERS OF GUATEMALA AND EL
SALVADOR BY THU DUE TO A STRONG GAP WIND EVENT IN THE TEHUANTEPEC
REGION. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT
ARE FORECAST TO PULSE IN THE PAPAGAYO AREA FROM THU NIGHT INTO
SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN.
LOOKING AHEAD, LONG PERIOD CROSS EQUATORIAL SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL
PROPAGATE ACROSS THE REGION TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK, BUILDING
SEAS TO 9 FT BETWEEN ECUADOR AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS STARTING
EARLY ON FRI. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DECAY ON SAT.
PMZ111-291100-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. PERIOD
24 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
22 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD
20 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ113-291100-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SW TO
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
24 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 22 SECONDS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 20 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 18 SECONDS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ115-291100-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 24 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 22 SECONDS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,
AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
20 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA, AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,
AND S TO SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA, AND SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,
AND SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ117-291100-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WED NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 24 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
22 SECONDS.
FRI
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 20 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD
18 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND
SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ119-291100-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL.
PERIOD 24 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD
23 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 20 SECONDS.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 19 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
PMZ121-291100-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
WED
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
PERIOD 24 SECONDS.
THU
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
23 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 20 SECONDS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
PMZ123-291100-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
359 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
19 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. PERIOD 23 SECONDS.
THU
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
PERIOD 22 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
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