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FZPN28 KNHC 161615
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 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.
PMZ101-170415-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL HELP
TO PRODUCE FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST GAP WINDS IN THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO REGION TODAY. CONVECTION OCCURRING NEAR THE GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS SHOULD LAST INTO SAT. ELSEWHERE, EXPECT FOR RATHER
TRANQUIL CONDITIONS TO REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AND
THE EQUATORIAL WATERS BEGINNING TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
PMZ111-170415-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
FRI NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ113-170415-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT,
SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE
EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ115-170415-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 08N.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
S OF 08N.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA, AND S 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA, AND S 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
PMZ117-170415-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND NE
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
FRI
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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
GULF OF PANAMA, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, W
TO NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13
SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
PMZ119-170415-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF GUAYAQUIL,
AND S TO SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN 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
14 SECONDS.
MON
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ121-170415-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 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 13 SECONDS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ123-170415-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
915 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
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