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FZPN28 KNHC 081540
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 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.
PMZ101-090345-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE PAPAGAYO
REGION NIGHTLY AND INTO THE MORNINGS THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS N OF THE REGION. GENTLE TO MODERATE N WINDS ARE FORECAST
IN THE GULF OF PANAMA INTO NEXT WEEK. MAINLY LIGHT TO GENTLE
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. CROSS-
EQUATORIAL S TO SW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE OFFSHORE WATERS
BETWEEN ECUADOR AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS EARLY THIS WEEK,
BUILDING SEAS TO ROUGH, EXCEPT IN THE LEE OF THE GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS.
PMZ111-090345-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 22 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 18 SECONDS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ113-090345-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PERIOD 21 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 18 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND
E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO, AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ115-090345-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TONIGHT
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
21 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
19 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
THU
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ117-090345-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND N TO NE
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 21 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND N TO
NE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 21 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 19 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND N TO
NE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
THU
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
PMZ119-090345-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TODAY
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, SW TO W WINDS 10 KT IN THE
EVENING. VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
21 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 20 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
WED
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
PMZ121-090345-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 20 SECONDS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
20 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
PMZ123-090345-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
840 AM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 21 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 20 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
THU
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
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