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FZPN28 KNHC 190359
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 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.

PMZ101-191600-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Gentle to locally moderate S to SW winds will occur 
south of the monsoon trough while light to gentle winds will 
prevail to the north through this weekend. Cross equatorial SW 
swell will continue to propagate across the offshore forecast 
waters, with locally rough seas occurring between Ecuador and the
Galapagos Islands Sun into early next week. Seas generated in 
the Tehuantepec region will propagate across the outer offshore 
waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through Sun with seas of 6 to
9 ft.

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PMZ111-191600-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Period 14 seconds. 

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PMZ113-191600-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt
in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon.
Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms. 
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
 

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PMZ115-191600-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

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PMZ117-191600-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

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PMZ119-191600-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon, Seas 3 ft or less,
becoming 4 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to
15 kt, Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft Gulf of
Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft Gulf of
Guayaquil, and 6 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

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PMZ121-191600-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 

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PMZ123-191600-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
859 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 

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