843 FZPN28 KNHC 041524 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 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 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A tropical wave is producing a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms several hundred miles off the coasts of Guatemala and southern Mexico. An area of low pressure is expected to form well south of southern Mexico during the next day or so in association with this feature. Environmental conditions appear conducive for subsequent development, and a tropical depression is likely to form by this weekend. The system is forecast to move west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the weekend and into early next week, remaining well offshore of the coast of southern Mexico. There is a medium chance of tropical formation in the next 48 hours and a high chance in the next 5 days. This system will continue to bring fresh to strong winds across the Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua offshore waters with seas building to 8-9 ft through tonight. Conditions will improve by Fri. $$ PMZ111-050330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-050330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-050330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-050330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-050330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-050330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-050330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 824 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster KONARIK