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FZPN28 KNHC 240848
OFFPZ8
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
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.
PMZ101-242100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO
STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS IN THE PAPAGAYO REGION
THROUGH SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THIS REGION WILL
RESUME AGAIN MON MORNING, POTENTIALLY REACHING NEAR GALE-FORCE
SPEEDS BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON WITH ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO FRESH N
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE IN THE GULF OF PANAMA THROUGH WED
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE, WINDS WILL BE MODERATE OR WEAKER THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE, ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS
GENERATED BY A STRONG GAP WIND EVENT IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION
WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE FORECAST WATERS OF GUATEMALA
AND EL SALVADOR BEGINNING MON NIGHT, AND SUBSIDE WED EVENING.
FRESH TO GALE-FORCE N WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR OFFSHORES MON EVENING THROUGH
TUE EVENING.
PMZ111-242100-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW TO
W SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
11 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
PMZ113-242100-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO,
AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO, AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
11 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
PMZ115-242100-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING
TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT, BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
PMZ117-242100-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
GULF OF PANAMA, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE,
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND W 10 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND NW
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ119-242100-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
TODAY
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS
10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
TUE
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL,
AND S 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
PMZ121-242100-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
TODAY
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ123-242100-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
1248 AM PST SAT JAN 24 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
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