428 FZPN28 KNHC 080812 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 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. PMZ101-082015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds will develop across the Papagayo region tonight and continue into early next week. Mainly light to gentle winds are expected over the rest of the offshore waters through the end of the week, pulsing to moderate to fresh in the Gulf of Panama this weekend. NW swell associated with a gale- force gap wind event in the Tehuantepec region will propagate into the northern waters late Sat. Seas elsewhere will be mainly driven by a moderate S to SW swell. $$ PMZ111-082015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-082015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON 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 18 seconds. .TUE...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 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-082015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-082015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...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 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-082015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-082015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-082015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 112 AM PDT Fri Apr 8 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL