538 FZPN28 KNHC 120822 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 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. PMZ101-122030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate easterly winds in the Papagayo region will diminish to light to gentle speeds early on Sat. Moderate winds will resume on Sun and continue through the remainder forecast period. Mainly moderate S to SW winds will prevail across the offshore waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Island through the forecast period. Southwest swell will increase the seas in this region Sun night and will continue to spread northward towards the Central America offshore waters through the middle of the week. $$ PMZ111-122030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-122030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Papagayo and Offshore Nicaragua, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-122030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-122030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. $$ PMZ119-122030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-122030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 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 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-122030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 122 AM PDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos