992  
FZPN28 KNHC 190917  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 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.  
 
PMZ101-192130-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
WINDS MAY PULSE TO FRESH SPEEDS IN THE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING.  
OTHERWISE, RATHER TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD OVER  
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AND THE EQUATORIAL WATERS FOR THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-192130-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-192130-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE LATE.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
MON
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-192130-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE.  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING.  
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY.    
MON NIGHT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,  
AND S TO SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-192130-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
GULF OF PANAMA, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE,  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
N 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  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
MON
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
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 16 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE 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.    
WED
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND  
SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.   
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-192130-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
MON
 
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 10 KT IN  
THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-192130-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-192130-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
217 AM PDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.    
MON NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
TUE
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 11 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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