494 FZPN28 KNHC 220330 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 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. PMZ101-221530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Long-period SW swell will prevail across the region, with a new set of southerly swell reaching the waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands on Fri. This swell will raise seas slightly over the Central American offshore waters Fri night and Sat, before subsiding Sat night and into early next week. $$ PMZ111-221530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Haze. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Haze. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-221530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S part. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S part. .FRI NIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to S swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-221530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-221530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 24 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...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 19 seconds. .SUN...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 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 24 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-221530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 24 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-221530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-221530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 830 PM PDT Thu Apr 21 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 25 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 25 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre