100 FZPN28 KNHC 021612 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 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. PMZ101-030415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh gap winds will continue over the Gulf of Papagayo region for the next few days. Fresh to strong pulsing winds will return to the Gulf of Papagayo Mon night through Wed morning. Light to gentle winds will occur elsewhere north of the monsoon trough, with gentle to moderate winds elsewhere south of the monsoon trough. A strong gale-force gap wind event across the Tehuantepec region will generate large NW swell to impact the Guatemala offshore waters late Mon through Tue night. $$ PMZ111-030415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-030415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...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 NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-030415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-030415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-030415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-030415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-030415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 812 AM PST Sun Jan 2 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling