897  
FZPN28 KNHC 171456  
OFFPZ8  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 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.  
 
PMZ101-180300-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,  
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
GENTLE TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE S TO SE WINDS AND  
MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS BETWEEN  
ECUADOR AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST SUN NIGHT.  
MODERATE WINDS WILL PULSE TO FRESH IN DIURNAL OFFSHORE FLOW IN  
THE IMMEDIATE GULF OF PAPAGAYO. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT  
TO MODERATE SEAS IN SW SWELL ARE FORECAST ELSEWHERE THROUGH AT  
LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
 
 
 
PMZ111-180300-  
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ113-180300-  
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA  
AND PAPAGAYO-  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, NE WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, N  
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF PAPAGAYO, AND  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO, AND E TO SE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OFFSHORE GULF OF  
PAPAGAYO, AND NE TO E 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ115-180300-  
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 19 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS  
THROUGH THE DAY.    
THU NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S  
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA,  
AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO  
PENINSULA, AND W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ117-180300-  
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW TO  
W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
19 SECONDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS THROUGH THE  
DAY.   
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 18 SECONDS.    
THU  
GULF OF PANAMA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE, SW TO W WINDS  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND  
SW TO W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.   
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND SW  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.   
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND  
SW TO W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND  
SW TO W 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ119-180300-  
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S TO SW WINDS  
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
THU  
GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT,  
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS  
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SAT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
15 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ121-180300-  
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT  
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
16 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
PMZ123-180300-  
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-  
756 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD  
17 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.    
SAT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO  
SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.  
 
 
 
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