506 FZPN28 KNHC 180817 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 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. PMZ101-181930- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to occasionally fresh S-SW winds will prevail south of the monsoon trough. Gentle to moderate winds north of the monsoon trough will diminish to light to gentle Wed night, except pulsing to moderate offshore southern Nicaragua and in the Gulf of Papagayo into the upcoming weekend. Moderate seas in S-SW swell will dominate the waters, building offshore Guatemala by mid-week due to a Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind event. $$ PMZ111-181930- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-181930- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-181930- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-181930- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-181930- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-181930- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-181930- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1222 AM PDT Tue Oct 18 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky