977  
FZPN28 KNHC 261529  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 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.  
 
PMZ101-270330-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST GAP WINDS IN THE PAPAGAYO  
REGION WILL BECOME MODERATE EAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND GENTLE  
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AFTERWARD. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS THROUGH THE  
PERIOD. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. MODERATE  
SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU. LARGE SW SWELL WILL ENTER THE  
WATERS SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR FRI, BRINGING ROUGH SEAS TO THE  
WATERS BETWEEN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND COLOMBIA.  
 

 
 
PMZ111-270330-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
WED
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14  
SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
WED NIGHT
 
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  
13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.   
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
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 5 TO 7 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ113-270330-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
TODAY
 
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE TO E WINDS  
10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
WED
 
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.    
THU
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO,  
AND W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.   
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ115-270330-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
WED NIGHT
 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW TO W  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.   
THU
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.   
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.   
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14  
SECONDS.   
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,  
AND SW TO W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ117-270330-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS. WINDS AND  
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
GULF OF PANAMA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING W 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3  
TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS.   
THU
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.   
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.   
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ119-270330-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ121-270330-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
PMZ123-270330-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
829 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 

 
 
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