171 FZPN28 KNHC 160828 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 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. PMZ101-162030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle winds will continue through most of the forecast period, except for the Papagayo region where the fresh to strong winds will pulse again tonight. Gentle to moderate northerly winds in the Gulf of Panama will continue through the period. $$ PMZ111-162030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...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 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...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. .SAT 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. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-162030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 128 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre