096  
FZPN28 KNHC 311550  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 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.  
 
PMZ101-010400-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
FRESH NE-E WINDS WILL PULSE TO STRONG ACROSS  
AND DOWNWIND OF THE PAPAGAYO REGION TO NEAR 92W TONIGHT, WITH  
WINDS BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH THEREAFTER. LARGE S-SW SWELL  
WILL SPREAD INTO THE WATERS FROM OFFSHORE ECUADOR TO THE  
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS BY WED MORNING, AND REACH THE REMAINING AREA  
WATERS AND CENTRAL AMERICAN COASTS THU. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD  
SEAS TO ROUGH FROM OFFSHORE ECUADOR TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS  
THROUGH THU.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-010400-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-010400-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
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 14 SECONDS.   
WED
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT,  
SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, NE  
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
NE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-010400-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-010400-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
WED
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-010400-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
TODAY
 
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-010400-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
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  
17 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-010400-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
850 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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