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FZPN28 KNHC 061549
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 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.

PMZ101-070400-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE-E gap winds in the Gulf of 
Papagayo region will continue into early Thu, then moderate to 
fresh thereafter. Moderate to fresh N-NE winds will pulse in the 
Gulf of Panama through Tue night. Little change in winds is 
forecast elsewhere through the week. Cross equatorial SW swell 
will move through the waters off Ecuador and the Galapagos 
Islands through early Wed, building seas to a peak of 9 ft. The 
combination of the southerly swell with shorter period seas 
associated with gap winds will allow combined seas to build to a 
peak of about 8 ft offshore of northern Central America Tue 
through Wed with mainly moderate seas otherwise. 

$$

PMZ111-070400-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-070400-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E
winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
19 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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. Period
19 seconds. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-070400-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E to SE winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt late.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting
to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.WED...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
15 seconds. 
.WED 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 15 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-070400-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and 
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. 
Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the night. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-070400-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-070400-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-070400-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
849 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 12 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky