733 FZPN28 KNHC 230932 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 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. PMZ101-232145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh NE gap winds will pulse to strong at night across the Papagayo region through Sat. Moderate N winds will continue to pulse to fresh across the Gulf of Panama at night through the weekend. Moderate seas generated across the offshore Papagayo area are forecast to propagate into the outer offshore waters of El Salvador overnight and subside Wed. Light to gentle winds will remain elsewhere. $$ PMZ111-232145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-232145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 in E swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI 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 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT 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. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-232145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-232145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-232145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-232145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ123-232145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 132 AM PST Wed Feb 23 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling