730 FZPN28 KNHC 190931 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 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. PMZ101-192145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds are expected across the Papagayo region at night through early next week. The strongest winds are expected Sat night, and again Sun night, with seas building to 9 ft offshore Papagayo. Fresh N winds will pulse at night in the Gulf of Panama through Mon night, with strong winds and 7 ft seas possible there Sat night. Seas generated in the Tehuantepec and Papagayo gap wind areas are forecast to propagate into the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador during the upcoming weekend. Light to gentle winds will remain elsewhere. $$ PMZ111-192145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ113-192145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 0 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 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 0 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 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ115-192145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ117-192145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ119-192145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ121-192145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ123-192145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 131 AM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling