953 FZPN28 KNHC 280120 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 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. PMZ101-281330- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Strong tradewinds across the Caribbean will drive fresh to strong offshore gap winds across the Papagayo region through Thu night. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds will continue in the Gulf of Panama, pulsing to strong at night through Sun night. Light to gentle variable winds will dominate elsewhere through early next week. $$ PMZ111-281330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-281330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED 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 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...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. Period 16 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 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-281330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-281330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-281330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-281330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-281330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 520 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky