434 FZPN28 KNHC 020828 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 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. PMZ101-022030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE winds will continue to pulse each night across the Papagayo region through at least Fri night. Winds in the Gulf of Panama will pulse to moderate, mainly at night. Gentle winds will prevail elsewhere. Seas will build slightly offshore of Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands through the end of the week due to a SW swell. $$ PMZ111-022030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-022030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU 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 in SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...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 E to SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...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 E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-022030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-022030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 25 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 25 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-022030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 25 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 25 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-022030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-022030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1228 AM PST Wed Mar 2 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky