000 FZPN28 KNHC 031612 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 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. PMZ101-040415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge north of the area will support fresh to locally strong NE gap winds over the Papagayo region through today, with seas of 7 to 9 ft persisting in NW to W swell. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will continue to pulse at night there through Sat as the ridge N of the area weakens. Moderate northerly winds will persist across the Gulf of Panama through Sat. Otherwise, a weak pressure gradient will result in light to gentle winds across the rest of the area through the end of this week. $$ PMZ111-040415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-040415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-040415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-040415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-040415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-040415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-040415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 812 AM PST Wed Jan 3 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos