000 FZPN28 KNHC 231604 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 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. PMZ101-240415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong easterly winds across and downstream the Gulf of Papagayo will strengthen to near gale- force Sat night through early next week. Seas will build to 9 ft during the strongest winds. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds in the Gulf of Panama will reach strong speeds Sat night and continue for the next several days. $$ PMZ111-240415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-240415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 10 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-240415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-240415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-240415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-240415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-240415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 804 AM PST Fri Feb 23 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos