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FZPN28 KNHC 200251
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

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.

PMZ101-201500-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the northern Caribbean will
maintain fresh to strong NE to E winds over the Gulf of Papagayo
region into early next week next week. Winds during this period
will be highest at nights, reaching 25 kt. Moderate to fresh
N-NE winds will pulse in the vicinity of the Azuero Peninsula
through the next several days. Expect gentle to moderate winds
to prevail elsewhere across the offshore waters. 

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PMZ111-201500-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE
swell. Period 22 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 20 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late.
Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas
5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. 

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PMZ113-201500-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell.
Period 22 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period
20 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Period 16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-201500-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 kt.
Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E to SE winds 10 kt,
shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SE winds 10 kt, shifting
to N late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-201500-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. 
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE...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 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-201500-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere,
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere,
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 20 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-201500-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 20 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE
10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 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 15 seconds. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt
late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
20 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-201500-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
751 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2020

.TONIGHT...Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, E to
SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE
10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period
21 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period
23 seconds. 

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Forecaster Formosa