000 FZPN28 KNHC 050324 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 724 PM 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. PMZ101-051530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh NE to E winds across the Papagayo region will increase to fresh to strong speeds Sun morning and continue to pulse over the region through Mon night. Moderate northerly winds will persist across the Gulf of Panama through early Mon. Otherwise, a weak pressure gradient will result in light to gentle winds across the rest of Central America offshore waters. However, southerly winds between the coast of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands will increase to moderate speeds over the weekend and prevail through Mon with seas to 6 ft in mixed NW and SW swell. $$ PMZ111-051530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-051530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. 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 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-051530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-051530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT 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 14 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-051530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-051530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .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 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-051530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 724 PM PST Thu Jan 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling