918 FZPN28 KNHC 170316 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 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. PMZ101-171530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate gap winds across the Papagayo region will strengthen fresh to strong Mon morning and persist through most of the week. Northerly winds across the Gulf of Panama will continue pulsing to fresh through Wed night. A surface trough will continue to extend across the Central American offshores with light to gentle winds north of it and gentle winds south of it. $$ PMZ111-171530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-171530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...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. .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 NE to E swell. 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 in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE 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 in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED 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. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-171530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-171530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-171530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-171530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-171530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 716 PM PST Sun Jan 16 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling