211 FZPN28 KNHC 180856 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 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. PMZ101-182100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Southerly swell as high as 8 to 9 ft persists between the Galapagos and Colombia, with seas to 7 ft reaching the coast of western Panama and Costa Rica. Fresh winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua Thu into Fri. The larger swell will subside Fri into Sat, leaving mainly gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas across the region into early next week. $$ PMZ111-182100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-182100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 to NE 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 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-182100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-182100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. 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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-182100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-182100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S 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 6 to 8 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 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-182100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 156 AM PDT Thu Aug 18 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen