625 FZPN28 KNHC 142126 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 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. PMZ101-150930- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to occasionally strong NE to E winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo through tonight. Freshening SW monsoon flow will cause seas to build to 8 ft off the coast of Central America tonight through Thu night. Showers and thunderstorms could produce gusty winds and heavy downpours along the coasts of Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua through Fri. Broad low pressure is expected to form offshore of Central America this weekend, shifting W-NW into early next week. $$ PMZ111-150930- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-150930- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-150930- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-150930- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 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. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-150930- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-150930- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-150930- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 226 PM PDT Wed Aug 14 2019 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky