FZPN28 KNHC 162039 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 139 PM 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. PMZ101-170845- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS...A strong early-season Tehuantepecer gap wind event will cause fresh to locally strong NE winds over the W portion of the Guatemala and El Salvador zone Sat night and Sun. Large to very large seas from mixed NW swell from the Tehuantepecer and SW swell from the Southern Hemisphere will also impact this zone from Sat night through Tue night. Large SW swell is impacting the equatorial zones now through Sat night. Finally, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to impact the offshore waters from Guatemala through Colombia over at least the next two days. $$ PMZ111-170845- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-170845- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-170845- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-170845- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-170845- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, andS to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-170845- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE to 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 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 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 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-170845- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 139 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Landsea