872 FZPN28 KNHC 202223 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 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. PMZ101-211030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong offshore gap winds will pulse across the Papagayo region at night through Sun. Moderate northerly winds will pulse to fresh across the Gulf of Panama each evening and night through Fri then remain moderate through early next week. $$ PMZ111-211030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-211030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-211030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-211030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-211030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-211030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-211030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 223 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling