000 FZPN28 KNHC 191657 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 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. PMZ101-200500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region will continue through early next week. These winds are expected to expand in coverage from late Sat night through Mon, while reaching near-gale force as seas build to 8 to 10 ft. Moderate to fresh winds over the Gulf of Panama will pulse to strong at night Fri night through Sun night. Rough seas are expected in the Guatemala offshores starting Sun due to northerly swell associated with gale force winds in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. $$ PMZ111-200500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Period 10 seconds. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 10 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-200500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 7 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ115-200500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-200500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-200500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-200500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-200500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 857 AM PST Fri Jan 19 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos