000 FZPN28 KNHC 091600 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 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. PMZ101-100400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A strong pressure gradient between high pressure over the W Caribbean and low pressure near the equator will continue to force strong to near gale NE to E winds over the Gulf of Papagayo region through Sat before moderating some Sun and Mon. The same pressure gradient is forcing fresh to strong NE winds over the Gulf of Panama through Sat night. Elsewhere, relatively benign conditions will prevail for the next several days. Looking ahead, fresh to strong NE to E winds may recommence over the Gulf of Papagayo region Tue. $$ PMZ111-100400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-100400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...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 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-100400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-100400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. 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...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-100400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-100400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 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 12 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-100400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 800 AM PST Fri Feb 9 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Konarik