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FZPN28 KNHC 191528
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 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.

PMZ101-200330-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over Central America is forcing fresh
to strong NE to E gap winds over the Papagayo region through Fri.
After a short break in the winds Fri night through Sat afternoon,
fresh to strong NE to E winds will continue again from Sat night
through at least Mon night. Looking ahead, a strong gale-force
gap wind event over the Gulf of Tehuantepec will induce fresh to
strong N to NE winds and large to very large NW swell over the 
Guatemala and El Salvador waters beginning on Mon.

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PMZ111-200330-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW to N 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 to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period
11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell.
Period 11 seconds. 

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PMZ113-200330-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
11 seconds. 

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PMZ115-200330-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the
day. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, W winds
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 11 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 11 seconds. 

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PMZ117-200330-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than
5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered
showers through the night. 
.FRI...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less
than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 

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PMZ119-200330-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil,
and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 

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PMZ121-200330-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W
to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 

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PMZ123-200330-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
728 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W
to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than
5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 

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Forecaster Landsea