028 FZPN28 KNHC 172003 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 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. PMZ101-180815- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate SW winds will prevail across the offshore waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Island through the forecast period. SW swell will continue across the Central America offshore waters south of 05N through Thu night. Fresh winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua Thu night and Fri. Light to gentle winds and moderate seas will prevail across the northern Central America offshore waters through Sun. $$ PMZ111-180815- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-180815- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-180815- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-180815- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-180815- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-180815- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-180815- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 103 PM PDT Wed Aug 17 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL