FZPN28 KNHC 161008 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 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. PMZ101-162215- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh southerly winds and rough seas will continue between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands during the next several days. Gap winds will reach gale- force strength in the Gulf of Tehuantepec this weekend due to a tight pressure gradient. Winds will reach strong force and seas build to rough in the far offshore waters of Guatemala starting Sat night. Winds will diminish to moderate to fresh on Sun, but rough to very rough seas will continue until at least midweek. $$ PMZ111-162215- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S of 13N and W of 93W. Winds N 20 to 30 kt, elsewhere NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...S of 13N and W of 93W. Winds N 15 to 25 kt, elsewhere NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162215- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 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 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162215- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162215- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162215- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162215- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 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. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-162215- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 308 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Delgado