000 FZPN28 KNHC 041606 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 806 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. PMZ101-050415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 806 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 as a 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. $$ PMZ111-050415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 806 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-050415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 806 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 NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-050415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 806 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-050415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 806 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 through the day. .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. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .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...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-050415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 806 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-050415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 806 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. $$ PMZ123-050415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 806 AM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos/Hogsett