000 FZPN28 KNHC 180339 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 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. PMZ101-181545- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong northeast to east winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo region through Mon. These strong winds will expand in areal coverage tonight while reaching near gale force as seas build to 9 ft. The area of strong winds will then contract a bit Thu afternoon through Fri afternoon. The area of strong winds should then expand more in coverage again Sat night through Mon while reaching near gale force as seas build to 8 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh north to northeast winds in the Gulf of Panama will change little through Sun, then increase to fresh to strong speeds late Sun. Otherwise, rough seas in northerly swell will continue to affect the Guatemala offshore waters tonight due to a strong gap wind event currently affecting the Tehuantepec region. Rough seas are expected once again in the Guatemala offshore waters Sat through Sun due to the next Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind event. $$ PMZ111-181545- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Period 10 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 8 seconds. $$ PMZ113-181545- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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 11 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE 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 8 to 10 ft. Period 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Period 7 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Period 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PMZ115-181545- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-181545- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-181545- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-181545- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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 swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-181545- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 739 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre