140 FZPN28 KNHC 160901 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 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. PMZ101-162115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle winds will prevail N of 09N with mainly moderate SW to W winds to the S of 09N through early Fri, then briefly increase to moderate to fresh Fri. Southerly swell will continue across the area waters through the weekend producing seas to 7 ft S of 09N. Seas are expected to remain 7 to 10 ft in NW swell across the outer offshore waters of Guatemala through Thu afternoon due to the extended period of Gulf of Tehuantepec gale-force gap winds. Winds and seas are expected to diminish modestly area-wide Sat through early next week as broad low pressure across the SW Caribbean lifts NE and away from the region. $$ PMZ111-162115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .SAT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-162115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 101 AM PST Thu Nov 16 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling