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FZPN28 KNHC 062018
OFFPZ8
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 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.
PMZ101-070830-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE E PACIFIC WITHIN 250 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICA,
COLOMBIA, AND WITHIN 750 NM OF ECUADOR
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
SYNOPSIS
FRESH TO STRONG GAP WINDS AND OCCASIONAL ROUGH SEAS
WILL PULSE ACROSS THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS IN SW SWELL ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD,
EXCEPT FOR LARGE SE TO S SWELL NEAR THE GALAPAGOS EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
PMZ111-070830-
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH
THE DAY.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
17 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
PMZ113-070830-
EL SALVADOR TO NORTH COSTA RICA INCLUDING THE GULFS OF FONSECA
AND PAPAGAYO-
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH
THE DAY.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE
DAY.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD
12 SECONDS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
PMZ115-070830-
NORTH COSTA RICA TO WEST PANAMA TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
FRI
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
ELSEWHERE, E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING
TO NW TO N LATE. ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SAT
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
16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE
DAY.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA, AND
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
TUE
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA, AND SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
PMZ117-070830-
EAST PANAMA AND COLOMBIA INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA-
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF PANAMA, AND VARIABLE
LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
GULF OF PANAMA, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
ELSEWHERE, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 16 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.
SAT NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SUN
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
PMZ119-070830-
ECUADOR INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
13 SECONDS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
15 SECONDS.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ121-070830-
ECUADOR BETWEEN 250 AND 500 NM OFFSHORE-
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 17 SECONDS.
FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.
PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
PMZ123-070830-
OFFSHORE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS-
118 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 16 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. PERIOD
16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 15 SECONDS.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S TO
SW SWELL. PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL.
PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. PERIOD 12 SECONDS.
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