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FZPN28 KNHC 070138
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

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.

PMZ101-071345-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate winds will persist across the
the region into the weekend, with late night or early morning 
pulses of locally fresh winds in the Papagayo region. High
pressure building toward the western Caribbean may lead to strong
gap winds in the Papagayo region Sun night. 

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PMZ111-071345-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 

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PMZ113-071345-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

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PMZ115-071345-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming variable winds less than
5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 

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PMZ117-071345-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON 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 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-071345-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft
in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW
winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-071345-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 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 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
swell. Period 16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-071345-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
538 PM PST Wed Mar 6 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...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. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 

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Forecaster Konarik