608 FZPN28 KNHC 121518 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 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. PMZ101-130330- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure north of the area will support pulses of fresh to strong winds into the Papagayo region through Wed evening, then again early Fri. Fresh winds in the Gulf of Panama will gradually diminish to gentle by the end of the week, then will increase back to moderate this weekend. Gentle to moderate S winds will prevail between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands through Fri. Mainly light to gentle winds are expected elsewhere. Moderate S to SW swell offshore of Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands will subside through the end of the week. $$ PMZ111-130330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-130330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-130330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-130330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, except 15 to 20 kt early. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-130330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-130330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-130330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 818 AM PDT Tue Apr 12 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky