000 FZPN28 KNHC 170334 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 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. PMZ101-171545- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to ENE winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo through the week and into the upcoming weekend, possibly reaching near gale force Wed night and over the weekend. The area of strong winds in the offshore Papagayo region will expand in coverage by Wed, and the large area of strong winds will continue into the weekend, with developing rough seas to 9 ft by Wed night. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds will pulse in the Gulf of Panama through the week. Otherwise, rough seas in northerly swell will affect the Guatemala offshore waters late tonight through Wed night due to a strong gap wind event forecast for the Tehuantepec region. $$ PMZ111-171545- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell late. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Period 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ113-171545- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 10 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 7 seconds. $$ PMZ115-171545- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-171545- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-171545- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-171545- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-171545- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 734 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre