000 FZPN28 KNHC 040919 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 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. PMZ101-042130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate NE to E winds will continue to pulse to fresh at night in the Papagayo region through Sat, then to strong Sun night. Moderate northerly winds will persist across the Gulf of Panama through Sat, then again Sun night. Otherwise, a weak pressure gradient will result in light to gentle winds across the rest of the area through the weekend. $$ PMZ111-042130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-042130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE 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 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 to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-042130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-042130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 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...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-042130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-042130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-042130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 119 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling