116 FZPN28 KNHC 040228 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 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. PMZ101-041430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong northeast winds will continue to pulse each night across the Papagayo region through Sat, then diminish to moderate to fresh speeds thereafter. Winds in the Gulf of Panama will pulse moderate to fresh, mainly at night into Sat. 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 southwest swell. $$ PMZ111-041430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-041430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI 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 in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-041430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-041430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-041430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-041430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-041430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 628 PM PST Thu Mar 3 2022 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster KONARIK