000 FZPN28 KNHC 081552 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 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. PMZ101-090400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate winds will persist across the region through the weekend, with late night or early morning pulses of locally fresh winds in the Papagayo region. High pressure building toward the western Caribbean may lead to strong gap winds in the Papagayo region by Mon. The moderate winds and seas SW of the Galapagos Islands will diminish Sat. $$ PMZ111-090400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-090400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-090400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-090400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, 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 16 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 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 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-090400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-090400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-090400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 752 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Delgado