000 FZPN28 KNHC 261635 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 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. PMZ101-270445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure north of the area will support pulsing strong to near gale-force winds during the nights and early mornings over the next several days in the Gulf of Papagayo and downstream waters. Seas will build to around 9 ft during the strongest winds. Northerly winds in the Gulf of Panama will pulse to fresh to occasionally strong speeds at night through the next few days. $$ PMZ111-270445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 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 15 seconds. .TUE...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...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. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 835 AM PST Mon Feb 26 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre