000 FZPN28 KNHC 180959 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 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. PMZ101-182200- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds along with 6 to 8 ft seas are forecast to pulse in the Papagayo region through Thu. Moderate to fresh easterly winds with moderate to rough seas will persist off El Salvador through Wed. Moderate to fresh northerly winds and slight to moderate seas are expected in the Gulf of Panama until Thu morning. Gentle to moderate southerly winds with moderately seas are forecast between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. For the remainder of the offshore waters, light to gentle winds and seas of 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell are forecast. $$ PMZ111-182200- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-182200- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-182200- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-182200- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-182200- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-182200- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-182200- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 259 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ Forecaster CHAN