679 FZPN28 KNHC 050128 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 628 PM 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. PMZ101-051330- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Widespread, but disorganized, shower activity is occurring with a tropical wave near 96W. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days. The system is forecast to move generally west-northwestward at 10 to 15 kt over the weekend and into early next week, remaining well offshore of the coasts of southern and southwestern Mexico. There is a high chance of tropical cyclone formation in the next 48 hours. Elsewhere, mainly moderate winds will prevail, pulsing to moderate to fresh in the Papagayo region through the weekend, as well as offshore Ecuador to 500 nm Fri night into Sat. $$ PMZ111-051330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-051330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt, shifting to N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .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. .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 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE 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 NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-051330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-051330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-051330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-051330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. 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. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-051330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 628 PM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky