956 FZPN28 KNHC 080239 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 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. PMZ101-081445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds will pulse at night over the Gulf of Papagayo region through Tue morning. Moderate to fresh northerly winds are expected across the Gulf of Panama through Mon. Gentle to moderate breezes will prevail elsewhere through early this week. A large SW swell will reach the Galapagos waters early this week. Reduced visibility in haze will be possible from Guatemala to Nicaragua due to smoke produced by agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-081445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-081445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds, becoming 19 seconds in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-081445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-081445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-081445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-081445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-081445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 739 PM PDT Sun May 7 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster ERA