210 FZPN28 KNHC 171620 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 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. PMZ101-180430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Low pres located about 150 nm S of the coast of Guatemala will support scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, along with gusty winds across the Central American waters and coasts W of 88W, and gradually shift W into SE Mexico waters Sun through Mon. This low has a medium chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next couple of days as it moves W-NW around 10 kt while paralleling the coastlines. Otherwise gentle to moderate monsoonal winds will prevail S of 10N. $$ PMZ111-180430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ113-180430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ115-180430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ117-180430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...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 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. $$ PMZ119-180430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ121-180430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 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 swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-180430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 920 AM PDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling