524 FZPN28 KNHC 160323 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 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. PMZ101-161530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong easterly gap winds and rough seas will persist in the Papagayo region and off Nicaragua through Friday, pulsing to near-gale force tonight. Fresh to occasionally strong northerly gap winds will impact the Gulf of Panama until late tonight. Elsewhere, relatively benign marine conditions will prevail for the next several days. The next gap wind event is anticipated in the Papagayo region by early next week. Looking ahead, winds expect fresh N winds over the Gulf of Panama by late Tue. $$ PMZ111-161530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-161530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-161530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-161530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW 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. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-161530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-161530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 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 to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-161530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 723 PM PST Thu Feb 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen