468 FZPN28 KNHC 041518 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 818 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. PMZ101-050330- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 818 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh S-SW winds offshore of Colombia and Ecuador will gradually shift northward to the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica through Thu night, then diminish to gentle offshore Ecuador Fri and offshore Colombia on Sat. This is expected to combine with favorable upper level conditions to maintain active convection across the area through early Sat. Easterly gap winds off the Papagayo region and southern Nicaragua will pulse to moderate to fresh during the overnight and early morning hours through Thu morning. New long-period S-SW swell offshore South America will reach the waters off Central America by early Thu, then persist through Fri before decaying. $$ PMZ111-050330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 818 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Haze. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-050330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 818 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-050330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 818 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-050330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 818 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 21 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-050330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 818 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-050330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 818 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 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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-050330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 818 AM PDT Wed May 4 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky