859 FZPN28 KNHC 202134 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 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. PMZ101-210945- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Periods of heavy showers and strong thunderstorms will linger across the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia through Sat, and Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala through at least Sun. Moderate SW winds across the offshore waters of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia will gradually subside to gentle tonight. East to southeast gap winds off the Papagayo region will pulse to fresh late Sun night through Mon morning. Moderate southerly swell should continue across all the offshore waters well into next week. $$ PMZ111-210945- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-210945- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-210945- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-210945- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-210945- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-210945- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-210945- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 234 PM PDT Fri May 20 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling