000 FZPN28 KNHC 080806 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 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. PMZ101-082015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS....Fresh to locally strong NE to E winds will pulse offshore southern Nicaragua including the Gulf of Papagayo through this morning, then pulse to moderate to fresh through the end of the week and into the weekend. Seas will reach near 7 ft during the period of fresh to strong winds. Winds will be moderate or weaker elsewhere, along with seas of 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell, except 4 to 6 ft from offshore Ecuador to offshore the Galapagos Islands. Active convection will continue offshore western Panama and Costa Rica with higher winds and seas possible. $$ PMZ111-082015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-082015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-082015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-082015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-082015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-082015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-082015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1206 AM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky