322 FZPN28 KNHC 200328 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 728 PM 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. PMZ101-201530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A strong gap wind event is expected across the Papagayo region tonight through early next week as a strong high pressure moves from the eastern United States into the western Atlantic. The strongest winds of 25 to 30 kt are expected each night through Mon night, with seas building 9-10 ft downstream of the Papagayo region. Fresh to locally strong N winds will pulse at night in the Gulf of Panama each night through Mon night, with seas building to 7 ft. Seas generated in the Tehuantepec and Papagayo gap wind areas are forecast to propagate into the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through Mon. Light to gentle winds will remain elsewhere. $$ PMZ111-201530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-201530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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 19 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...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 19 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE 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 16 seconds. .WED...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. .WED NIGHT...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 15 seconds. .THU...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 14 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-201530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-201530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .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 18 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 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 19 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 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 18 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-201530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-201530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-201530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 728 PM PST Sat Feb 19 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling