164 FZPN28 KNHC 180318 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 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. PMZ101-181530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure over the SE U.S. will cause fresh winds near the Papagayo region offshore southern Nicaragua late Tue night through Wed morning. Moderate to fresh southerly winds are expected at the offshore waters of Costa Rica and western Panama through Mon afternoon. Light to gentle winds are anticipated elsewhere. A moderate southerly swell might enter the waters near Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands Thu evening, then reach the offshore waters of Colombia and Panama on Fri. $$ PMZ111-181530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ113-181530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .TONIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, S winds 10 to 15 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ115-181530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ117-181530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 25 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. $$ PMZ119-181530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 to 15 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-181530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 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 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-181530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster ERA