000 FZPN28 KNHC 031624 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 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. PMZ101-040430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds are expected in the Papagayo region and Nicaraguan coast mainly at night through Tue night, then mainly moderate to fresh winds will prevail the remainder of the forecast period. Moderate to fresh N winds are forecast in the Gulf of Panama tonight, and again Fri and Fri night. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere through the middle of the week. Moderate long-period southerly swell will persist in all the offshore waters the next several days. $$ PMZ111-040430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-040430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...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...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-040430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-040430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-040430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-040430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-040430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 924 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Flynn