000 FZPN28 KNHC 122202 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 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. PMZ101-131015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong winds will across the Gulf of Papagayo Sat night through Mon morning. Strong winds will return by Wed into Wed night with rough seas. Moderate N to NE winds will pulse in the Gulf of Panama Sat night through most of the week. Rough seas in northerly swell will start affecting the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters Tue night through Wed night due to a strong gap wind event forecast for the Tehuantepec region. $$ PMZ111-131015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-131015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-131015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-131015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...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 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-131015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-131015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-131015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 202 PM PST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR