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FZPN28 KNHC 011418
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 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.
PMZ101-020230-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO WILL INCREASE TO GALE-FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE MORNING
AS AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES HELPS TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. A GALE-FORCE GAP
WIND EVENT OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO
VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER THE WESTERN GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR WATERS
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK, AND THEN AGAIN LATE THIS
WEEK WITH ANOTHER GAP WIND EVENT IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
SWELL GENERATED FROM THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO GAP WIND EVENT WILL
MERGE WITH THIS AREA TO MAINTAIN ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS EARLY
THIS WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ALONG WITH ROUGH
SEAS WILL IMPACT THE GULF OF PANAMA THROUGH TUE NIGHT, WITH
SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN THE GULF OF FONSECA.
PMZ111-020230-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
PMZ113-020230-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND
NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND
NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
PMZ115-020230-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
TODAY
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
NW TO N 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. PERIOD
11 SECONDS.
WED
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. PERIOD
11 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU
NW WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W
TO NW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ117-020230-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND NE
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. PERIOD 8 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. PERIOD
8 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD
8 SECONDS.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
11 SECONDS.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
PMZ119-020230-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MON NIGHT
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,
BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TUE
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. PERIOD
11 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. PERIOD
10 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
THU
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ121-020230-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
WED
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. PERIOD
10 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
PERIOD 10 SECONDS.
THU
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ123-020230-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
618 AM PST SUN FEB 1 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
TO W SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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