000 FZPN28 KNHC 012209 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 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. PMZ101-021015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure building well north of the area will support pulses of fresh gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua tonight, then again Tue night through Thu. Gentle to moderate breezes and moderate combined seas will persist elsewhere through late week. Looking ahead, fresh to strong gap winds and rough seas are possible Fri across the Gulf of Papagayo, between high pressure building north of the area, and relatively lower pressure farther south into the tropical eastern Pacific. $$ PMZ111-021015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-021015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-021015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-021015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-021015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-021015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-021015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 309 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos