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FZPN28 KNHC 281553
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 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.
PMZ101-290400-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE
ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO REGION THROUGH EARLY WED, REACHING DOWNWIND
TO 92W, PRODUCING MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO
FRESH WINDS WILL PULSE IN THE GULF OF PANAMA WITH MODERATE SEAS
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ROUGH SEAS IN NW SWELL WILL BUILD WELL
OFFSHORE WESTERN GUATEMALA BY EARLY SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT DUE TO
A 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 MOVE INTO THE
WATERS FROM ECUADOR OFFSHORE TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS BY MID-
WEEK.
PMZ111-290400-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. PERIOD
16 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
12 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
PMZ113-290400-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO,
AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SUN
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 25 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, 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 TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. 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 NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND
NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND
E 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ115-290400-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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 TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 15 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 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TUE
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
WED
NE WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. 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.
PMZ117-290400-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TODAY
GULF OF PANAMA, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE,
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SE
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MON
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SE 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
NE TO 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.
PMZ119-290400-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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
15 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 16 SECONDS.
PMZ121-290400-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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 S SWELL.
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.
PMZ123-290400-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
853 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
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 15 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 TO W
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW
TO W 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 8 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
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