115 FZPN28 KNHC 200256 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 656 PM 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. PMZ101-201500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong offshore winds will continue in the Papagayo region through the rest of the week due to high pressure ridging NE of the region. The strongest winds are expected at night and into the mornings. Moderate northerly winds are expected tonight through Tue morning in the Gulf of Panama, then gentle to locally moderate the remainder of the week. Gentle winds will generally prevail elsewhere through most of the week, accompanied by moderate seas. $$ PMZ111-201500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-201500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TONIGHT...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 NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...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 in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE 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 in NE to E swell. 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 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED 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 in E swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...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 N to NE swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-201500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-201500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-201500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-201500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...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...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-201500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 656 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre