272 FZPN28 KNHC 182146 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 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. PMZ101-191000- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate winds will prevail south of the monsoon trough today, increasing to moderate to fresh Thu through Fri, and spreading N to 09N Fri through early Sat. Light to gentle winds will prevail north of the monsoon trough through Fri night, except moderate over Papagayo and offshore southern Nicaragua this afternoon. New long-period southerly swell entering the regional waters today will increase slightly tonight through Fri before slowly fading. Very active weather is expected to gradually shift W-NW from the eastern waters to along 90w tonight through Sat. $$ PMZ111-191000- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-191000- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .TONIGHT...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. .THU...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN 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 16 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-191000- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-191000- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-191000- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-191000- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 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 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-191000- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 246 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling