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FZPN28 KNHC 280148
OFFPZ8
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
648 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.
PMZ101-281400-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
648 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
SYNOPSIS
IN THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
WILL PULSE THROUGH EARLY WED REACHING DOWNWIND TO 92W, 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. LOOKING
AHEAD, LARGE SW SWELL WILL BUILD ROUGH SEAS FROM ECUADOR OFFSHORE
TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS BY MID-WEEK.
PMZ111-281400-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
648 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N. 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 10 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 SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
PMZ113-281400-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
648 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO,
AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 30 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO, AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. 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 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO, AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 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.
WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
PMZ115-281400-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
648 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
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. 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 TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED
SW TO 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 15 SECONDS.
PMZ117-281400-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
648 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
GULF OF PANAMA, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE EVENING, THEN, BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SAT
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. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
PMZ119-281400-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
648 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 14 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 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
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 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.
PMZ121-281400-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
648 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SAT
E 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT LATE. 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.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S
SWELL. 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 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
PMZ123-281400-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
648 PM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 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 5 TO 7 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
SWELL. PERIOD 12 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 9 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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