000 FZPN28 KNHC 252003 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 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. PMZ101-260815- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh gap winds will prevail in the Papagayo region through the end of the week before diminishing. A surge of fresh NW to N winds will move across the offshore waters of Guatemala through tonight. Moderate to locally fresh winds will prevail south of the monsoon trough through the end of the week before diminishing this weekend. Seas will build slightly as NW swell moves into the regional waters, decaying into the upcoming weekend. $$ PMZ111-260815- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-260815- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-260815- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-260815- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-260815- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-260815- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-260815- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1203 PM PST Wed Dec 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL