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FZPN28 KNHC 271912
OFFPZ8
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 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.
PMZ101-280715-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PULSE THROUGH TUE
NIGHT, WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO FRESH
WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WITH MODERATE SEAS
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ROUGH SEAS WILL BUILD WELL OFFSHORE WESTERN
GUATEMALA BY EARLY SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT DUE TO A DEVELOPING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE-FORCE GAP WIND EVENT. GENTLE BREEZES
AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.
PMZ111-280715-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ113-280715-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO, AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO
S SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO, AND N TO NE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
PMZ115-280715-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT,
SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN S SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
WED
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
PMZ117-280715-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
GULF OF PANAMA, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE,
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND E TO
SE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ119-280715-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
SUN
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND S
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, AND S
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
WED
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
PMZ121-280715-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
PMZ123-280715-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
1212 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SAT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
TO W SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
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