FZPN28 KNHC 150815 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 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. PMZ101-152015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will support moderate or lighter winds, and moderate seas dominated by SW swell across much of the forecast waters through the remainder of the week and into the weekend. New SW swell will bring rough seas over the waters south and west of the Galapagos Islands Fri through Sat. $$ PMZ111-152015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-152015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...NE 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-152015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-152015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-152015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-152015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in Sto SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-152015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 115 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL