938 FZPN28 KNHC 040950 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 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. PMZ101-042200- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh southwest winds offshore Colombia and Ecuador will shift gradually northward to the Panama and Costa Rica coasts through Thu night, then diminish to gentle offshore Ecuador Fri and offshore Colombia on Sat. Easterly winds off the Papagayo region and southern Nicaragua will pulse to moderate during the overnight and early morning hours through Thu morning. New long- period south to southwest swell will reach the waters off South America this morning, and the waters off Central America by early Thu, then persist through Fri. $$ PMZ111-042200- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-042200- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, SE winds 10 to 15 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 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, SE to S 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 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-042200- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-042200- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ119-042200- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-042200- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S 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 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-042200- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 250 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling