972 FZPN28 KNHC 171552 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 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. PMZ101-180400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will persist across the Papagayo region through Sat, then winds will increase to fresh to strong speeds Sat night into Sun. Mainly gentle winds are expected in the Gulf of Panama. Cross equatorial SW swell will continue to affect the offshore waters with seas of 3-5 ft. $$ PMZ111-180400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-180400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 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 4 to 6 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 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...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 14 seconds. .MON 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. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-180400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-180400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-180400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-180400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-180400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 852 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR