491 FZPN28 KNHC 050917 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 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. PMZ101-052130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 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 Nicaragua will pulse to moderate to fresh during the overnight and early morning hours through Fri morning. Long period S-SW swell offshore South America will reach the waters off Central America by early Thu, then persist through Fri before decaying. $$ PMZ111-052130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-052130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-052130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-052130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in 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 SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-052130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-052130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 6 to 8 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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. 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. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-052130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 217 AM PDT Thu May 5 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling