000 FZPN28 KNHC 100309 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 709 PM PST Sat Mar 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. PMZ101-101515- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle winds will continue across the region through Sun. High pressure will build towards the western Caribbean by Sun night leading to fresh to strong gap winds in the Papagayo region and moderate to fresh winds in the Gulf of Panama. These winds will continue through Wed night, except through Thu night in the Papagayo region. Light to gentle winds and moderate seas between the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador will continue through the next few days. $$ PMZ111-101515- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-101515- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU 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 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-101515- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-101515- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-101515- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Winds S to SW winds 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-101515- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-101515- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 709 PM PST Sat Mar 9 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre