898 FZPN28 KNHC 270845 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 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. PMZ101-272045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong winds will pulse in the Papagayo through tonight, then again Sat night through Mon night. Moderate to fresh north winds will continue in the Gulf of Panama into early next week. Over the remainder of the area, winds should remain tranquil for the next several days. Large northwest to north swell from an upcoming Gulf of Tehuantepec gap-wind gale event will spread to the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters on Sat and Sat night building the wave heights to a range of 9 to 14 ft. $$ PMZ111-272045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-272045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 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. Period 16 seconds. .SUN 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 15 seconds. .MON...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 18 seconds. .MON 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 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-272045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-272045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-272045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-272045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell mixed with NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in mixed SW and NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-272045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1245 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre