985 FZPN28 KNHC 161552 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 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. PMZ101-170400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh offshore gap winds will prevail in the Papagayo region throughout the next several days. Winds there will strengthen to strong Sun night and persist through early Tue. Seas are expected to build to 7-8 ft downstream during this time. Gentle to moderate northerly winds will prevail in the Gulf of Panama. Light to gentle winds are expected elsewhere. Slight seas can be expected across most of the offshore waters during the next several days. $$ PMZ111-170400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-170400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-170400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-170400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-170400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-170400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-170400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 752 AM PST Fri Dec 16 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR