974 FZPN28 KNHC 211628 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 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. PMZ101-220430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Periods of heavy showers and strong thunderstorms will persist near the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala through at least Mon, and reform over the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia on Sun. E to SE gap winds off the Papagayo region will pulse to fresh late Sun night through Mon morning. Moderate southerly winds should develop offshore from Ecuador by Sun, and then spread northwestward into the outer offshore waters of Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica on Tue. Moderate southerly swell across the offshore waters from Guatemala to Colombia should briefly drop to light Sun night through Mon night. $$ PMZ111-220430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-220430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .TODAY...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W 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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-220430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-220430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 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. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-220430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-220430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 17 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-220430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 928 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling