900 FZPN28 KNHC 041649 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 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. PMZ101-050500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong northeast winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region will continue into early Sat, then diminish to fresh speeds Sat afternoon through early Mon, and moderate speeds through Tue night. The moderate north winds in the Gulf of Panama will pulse to moderate to fresh speeds tonight into early Sat. Gentle winds will continue elsewhere. Wave heights offshore of Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands will subside slightly during the weekend. $$ PMZ111-050500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-050500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...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. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...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. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-050500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-050500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 04N. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 04N. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-050500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-050500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .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 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-050500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 849 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre