468 FZPN28 KNHC 190825 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 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. PMZ101-192030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong northeast to east winds will continue in the Papagayo region through the rest of the week due to the pressure gradient related to high pressure ridging NE of the region. The strong winds are mainly expected at night and into the mornings. Seas are expected to build near 8 ft at the time of the strong winds. Moderate to locally fresh northerly winds likely tonight and Mon night in the Gulf of Panama. Gentle winds will continue across the Central American offshore waters through most of the week along with moderate seas. $$ PMZ111-192030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-192030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TODAY...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. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-192030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-192030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-192030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-192030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-192030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1225 AM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre